§ Mr. WESTWOODasked the President of the Board of Education what was the total sum spent on education in England and Wales for the last available financial year, giving the amount paid from national revenue and the amount paid from local rates, respectively?
§ Lord E. PERCYThe total expenditure from public funds on educational services within the purview of the Board of Education, in 1926–27, amounted to £75,414,000, of which £43,439,000 was borne by the Exchequer and £31,975,000 by the rates.