§ Dr. PETERSasked the President of the Board of Education whether he proposes to arrange for increased grants in aid to be made so as to enable local education authorities in rural areas to 1816W give better facilities for education and again start continuation classes, which have been dropped in certain rural areas on the alleged ground of economy, and which it is suggested they cannot now do, and will not be able to do, without greatly increasing the rates out of all proportion to the increase in rates which may occur in urban areas?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANI am not aware that the system under which grants are at present paid operates to the disadvantage of rural areas, or that changes are necessary in order to enable them to provide continuation classes or other educational facilities.