§ Sir T. BENNETTasked the President of the Board of Education what has been the result of the operations of district education boards working under the county education committees; whether they have led to greater efficiency in the control of elementary education; whether he can give an approximate estimate of the annual establishment expenses of some of these 'boards; and whether the results attained have been proportionate to the cost?
Mr. LEWISMy right hon. Friend presumes the hon. Member refers to the arrangements made by the Kent Local Education Authority in 1920 and subsequently. It is too soon to form an opinion as to the advantages of these arrangements for decentralised administration as compared with those of centralised administration. I have no detailed figures as to the cost of the Kent arrangements; but the whole question of the cost of educational administration is at present engaging the Board's careful consideration.