§ Mr. NAYLORasked the President of the Board of Education what would be the annual cost of giving a maintenance grant of 5s. per week for all school Children from the age of 13 to 15, assuming the school-leaving age to be raised to 15 years?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThe annual cost of giving a maintanence grant of 5s. a week for all children in public elementary schools between the ages of 13 and 15 would amount to about £12,000,000 in the first full year after the raising of the leaving age to 15.
Duchess of ATHOLLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the estimated cost of family allowances on the basis of the present population, and of an allowance of 5s. a week for the first child and 3s. for each other child on the assumption, respectively, that the school age remains as at present, and is raised to 15?
§ Mr. P. SNOWDENThe estimated cost of allowances on this scale for all children, whether attending public elementary schools or not, under the ages stated is £107,000,000 per annum and £115,000,000 per annum, respectively.