§ Mr. HAYDN JONESasked the President of the Board of Education what number of children between twelve and fourteen years of age are now under instruction in the public elementary schools of England and of Wales, respectively?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANNo information is available at present as to scholars between twelve and fourteen years of age later than that given in the Return to the House of Commons, No. 338. The number of scholars between twelve and fifteen, years of age on the admission registers of 775W ordinary public elementary schools in the statistical year ended 31st July, 1910, was, in England 1,009,363, and in Wales 74,701. This figure represents the aggregate of the numbers on the admission registers of the different schools on the last day of the school year for each school.