§ Captain LOSEBYasked the President of the Board of Education how many ex-service students undergoing training under the higher scheme for the training of ex-service students have not yet received their maintenance grant for the Michaelmas term; and when the outstanding grants will be forwarded to the students who have not already received them?
§ Mr. FISHERInstalments of maintenance grant have been paid by the Board in 10,872 of the 11,133 awards now current. In 137 of the remaining 261 cases the claims have not yet been received, and in 124 cases payment has been deferred pending the necessary consideration of particular circumstances relevant to the continuance or amount of the award. I can assure the hon. and gallant Member that there is no avoidable delay on the Board's part in the payment of the grants.