§ Mr. KENYONasked the President of the Board of Education the accommodation for elementary school children in non-provided and in provided schools, respectively, for the years 1904–5 and 1921–22, respectively?
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§ Lord E. PERCYI regret that the figures for the year 1904–5 are not available, but the following figures taken from
Number and Accommodation of Public Elementary Schools, Council and Voluntary, 1903 and 1922: England and Wales The figures for 1922 represent the schools and accommodation on 31st March,1922, while those for 1903 represent the conditions prevailing at the time the Education Act,1902, came into force. Year. Council Schools. Voluntary Schools. Total. No. Accommodation. No. Accommodation. No. Accommodation. 1903 … 5,975 3,065,169* 14,238 3,722,317* 20,213 6,787,486* 1922 … 8,880 4,400,612† 12,059 2,696,921† 20,939 7,097,533† *Before reassessment on the basis of 10 square feet per head for older children and 9 square feet for younger children. † After reassessment.
§ Mr. KENYONasked the President of the Board of Education what was the number of public elementary schools recognised by the Board on each of the following dates, 31st March, 1922, 31st March, 1923, and 31st March, 1924; and how many central schools, on each of these dates respectively, were included in the total?
§ Lord E. PERCYThe figures are as follow:
England and Wales Number of public elementary schools on: 31st March, 1922 … … 20,940 31st March, 1923 … … 20,821 31st March, 1924 … … 20,788 As regards the second part of the question, the Board have no special regulations for central schools, and I am, therefore, unable to give reliable figures under this heading.