§ Mr. MORGAN JONESasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware of the great discontent among local authorities on account of the differentiation in the matter of grants paid by the Government to local authorities' training colleges and to denominational colleges, respectively; and that numbers of students are unable to find places for training in undenominational colleges, and are precluded by religious scruples from applying for such in denominational institutions; and whether he will take steps to place the undenominational colleges on the same basis, so far as
740Wfor secondary schools, a copy of which I am sending to the hon. Member.
Following is the table referred to:
Government grants are concerned, as the denominational institutions?
Mr. WOOD:I may refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on the 22nd February to the Noble Lord, the Member for South Nottingham (Lord H. Cavendish-Bentinck).