§ Mr. THOMAS O'DONNELLasked the President of the Board of Education what is the amount voted by Parliament for secondary schools in England and in Wales in each of the past five years; and what is the amount per pupil in average attendance?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe total amounts of grant voted by Parliament in respect of secondary schools in England and Wales (including grants in respect of intending teachers, but exclusive of grants on account of Local Science and Art Scholarships) in each of the past five financial years were as follows:—
1905–6 … … £402,500 1906–7 … … £571,500 1907–8 … … £647,000 1908–9 … … £767,700 1909–10 … … £791,250 Of the above figures the following amounts were taken for grants in respect 818W of intending teachers (namely, pupil teachers, bursars, and pupils in preparatory classes):—
1905–6 … … £160,000 1906–7 … … £232,000 1907–8 … … £288,000 1908–9 … … £225,870 1909–10 … … £160,450 The grants for England and for Wales do not appear separately in the Estimates. Nor have any separate calculations been made for England and for Wales until recently. The total Estimates quoted above for the last three financial years represented a calculation of the needs of the two countries in the following proportions:—
England. Wales. 1907–8 … £593,000 … £54,000 1908–9 … £695,500 … £72,200 1909–10 … £702,500 … £88,750 The Estimates are not based on average attendance, nor is any attempt made to calculate the average attendance of pupils in secondary schools. I am not, therefore, in a position to furnish a reply to the second part of the question.