§ Mr. Lakinasked the Minister of Education if he will give a revised list of districts, indicating in each case their population and elementary school population, which have applied to be excepted districts by reason of special circumstances under the terms of paragraph 4 of Part III of the First Schedule to the Education Act, 1944, together with the decision of the Minister on the application.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerFollowing is the list requested:
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Administrative County. Name and Status (i.e. M.B. or U.D.) of applicant. Population on 30-6-1939. P.E.S. Roll on 31-3-1939*. Minister's decision. Nottinghamshire Mansfield M.B. 47,760 5,981 Rejected Staffordshire Rowley Regis M.B. 44,780 5,837 Rejected Stafford M.B. 32,670 — Rejected Tipton M.B. 37,390 6,569 Rejected Suffolk East Lowestoft M.B. 44,230 6,312 Admitted Surrey Coulsdon & Purley U.D. 56,400 — Rejected Guildford M.B. 40,870 4,038 Rejected Kingston-upon-Thames M.B. 39,970 3,333 Rejected Reigate M.B. 37,090 3,299 Rejected Warwickshire Nuneaton M.B. 49,750 6,592 Admitted Royal Leamington Spa M.B. 30,570 3,179 Rejected Rugby M. B. 39,190 — Rejected Solihull U.D. 52,260 — Admitted Sutton Coldfield M.B. 38,260 3,077 Rejected Worcestershire Kidderminster M.B. 32,990 3,650 Rejected Yorks E.R. Bridlington M.B. 22,020 2,215 Rejected Yorks N.R. Redcar M.B. 23,840 — Rejected Richmond M.B. 5,534 — Rejected Scarborough M.B. 40,540 4,521 Rejected Yorks W.R. BatleyM.B. 39,530 4,657 Rejected Harrogate M.B. 44,270 3,926 Rejected Keighley M.B. 55,430 5,816 Admitted Morley M.B. 39,210 4,794 Rejected Pudsey M.B. 28,100 2,588 Rejected Spenborough U.D. 36,260 4,082 Rejected Todmorden M.B. 20,750 2,065 Rejected WALES. Carmarthenshire Llanelly M.B. 36,590 5,220 Rejected Glamorganshire Aberdare U.D. 42,620 5,849 Rejected Barry M.B. 36,240 5,624 Rejected Mountain Ash U.D. 33,080 5,752 Rejected Pontypridd U.D. 38,240 6,324 Rejected Monmouthshire Ebbw Vale U.D. 29,730 4,516 Rejected Pembrokeshire Pembroke M.B. 11,520 1,507 Rejected * In cases where the applicant authority was not an authority for elementary education, figures for the public elementary school population are not available.