§ Mr. COVEasked the President of the Board of Education the number of children attending elementary schools in England 1633W and Wales for the years from 1913 to 1923 inclusive?
§ Mr. TREVELYANThe figures are as follow:
England and Wales. Public Elementary Schools. Average Attendance. Year. Average Attendance. 1912–13 5,376,327 1913–14 5,392,579 1914–15 5,364,594 1915–16 5,306,420 1916–17 5,230,194 1917–18 5,195,476 1918–19 5,123,526 1919–20 5,198,964 1920–21 5,215,863 1921–22 5,189,107 1922–23 (provisional) 5,141,461