§ Mr. ARMITAGEasked the President of the Board of Education if he will furnish the statistics with regard to the accommodation, number of children on register, and average attendance during the year ending respectively 31st July, 1903, and 31st July, 1908, in council schools, Anglican schools, Roman Catholic schools, 1249W Jewish schools, Wesleyan schools, British and similar schools, respectively, in Lancashire; and if he will give the like information with regard to schools in each of the three Ridings of Yorkshire?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe figures for the year ending 31st July, 1903, relate to a period prior to the constitution of Local Education authorities under the Education Act, 1902, and can only conveniently be given for the geographical counties, including the county boroughs, boroughs, and urban districts which are now separate authorities for the purpose of Part III. of the Education Act. To enable a comparison to be made the figures given for 1907-8 relate to the same areas:—
Geographical County. Council Schools. Church of England Schools. Roman Catholic Schools. No. Average Attendance. Average No. on Registers. Accommodation. No. Average Attendance. Average No. on Registers. Accommodation. No. Average Attendance. Average No. of Registers. Accommodation. Lancashire. 1902–3 288 185,951 217,496 228,196 879 281,560 338,463 407,667 299 108,673 130,939 158,860 1907–8 447 245,640 281,141 325,841 866 271,024 313,942 391,978 310 114,251 132,535 162,373 Yorks, E. Riding 1902–3 86 40,221 45,222 49,079 183 26,908 31,668 39,197 15 4,112 4,908 5,648 1907–8 100 47,688 53,823 57,393 178 24,601 27,790 35,871 16 4,114 4,832 5,980 Yorks, N. Riding 1902–3 97 28,833 34,403 38,108 243 19,586 23,319 34,066 18 4,213 5,160 6,192 1907–8 132 35,806 41,206 46,869 236 19,566 22,189 33,700 22 4,905 5,732 7,692 Yorks, W. Riding. 1902–3 556 247,965 290,879 327,534 666 134,574 161,137 207,351 75 20,541 25,540 32,276 1907–8 684 278,622 321,196 388,369 639 128,712 150,010 194,127 73 20,192 24,529 31,588 Geographical County. Jewish Schools. Wesleyan Schools. British and other Schools. Lancashire, 1902–3 2 2,650 2,816 2,785 136 44,508 54,190 64,362 189 50,898 62,475 78,123 1907–8 2 2,552 2,715 2,812 88 26,884 31,322 38,612 117 30,205 35,449 45,901 Yorks, E. Riding. 1902–3 1 162 177 176 10 2,457 2,830 3,537 14 1,552 1,773 2,347 1907–8 1 113 124 200 9 2,260 2,603 2,824 5 298 332 462 Yorks, N. Riding. 1902–3 — — — — 17 2,893 3,495 4,264 31 3,476 4,161 6,154 1907–8 — — — — 12 1,374 1,559 2,203 24 1,855 2,102 3,421 Yorks, W. Riding. 1902–3 — — — — 47 13,062 15,986 18,550 59 10,171 12,092 15,648 1907–8 — — — — 21 6,645 7,761 8,179 32 4,614 5,286 7,112