§ Mr. EDGAR JONESasked the President of the Board of Education whether he can state the increase in the education rate in each rating area in Wales since 1901?
Mr. PEASEThe figures are as follows:—
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ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.—EDUCATION RATES. 1901–2. 1910–11. Area of the School Board. Rate per £. Area of Local Education Authorities other than County Councils. Rate per £. d. d. Aberdare 14.9 Aberdare 28.3 Aberystruth (part, of) 16.3 Abertillery 18.8 Llanhilleth 27.0 Barry 18.7 Barry 27.6 Cardiff 12.8 Cardiff 16.6 Carmarthen 8.2 Carmarthen 14.9 Aberystruth (part of) 16.3 Ebbw Vale 27.2 Bedwellty 23.75 Llangattock 16.1 Llongunider 23.4 Llanelly 20.6 Llanelly 21.6 Merthyr Tydvil 14.7 Merthyr Tydvil 21.7 Llanwonno (= Mountain Ash) 15.0 Mountain Ash 23.9 Neath 16.5 Neath 17.9 Newport 11.3 Newport 15.0 Pembroke 15.6 Pembroke 19.1 Pontypridd 18.3 Pontypridd 20.5 Ystradyfodwg (= Rhondda) 17.2 Rhondda 20.2 Swansea 17.3 Swansea 21.2 Wrexham 6.0 Wrexham 18.5 The hon. Member will be aware that the areas of school boards and local education authorities are not in all cases coterminous and the figures are therefore not strictly comparable.
Areas of County Councils. Area of Local Education Authority. Rate per £ 1905–6 1906–7. d. d. Anglesey 9.9 17.8 Brecknockshire 12.5 16.2 Cardiganshire 10.6 12.5 Carmarthenshire 13.2 13.4 Carnarvonshire 10.5 15.0 Denbighshire 11.2 14.4 Flintshire 7.2 13.5 Glamorganshire 15.2 21.1 Merionethshire 14.9 15.8 Monmouthshire 13.0 19.6 Montgomeryshire 6.6 10.3 Pembrokeshire 7.4 16.0 Radnorshire 3.3 4.7 The earliest complete year for which figures are available for counties as local education authorities is 1905–6.
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HIGHER EDUCATION.—EDUCATION RATES. Local Education Authority. Rate per £ over the whole area.* 1905–6. 1910–11. Counties— d. d. Anglesey 3 2.5 Brecknockshire 1.5 1.5 Cardiganshire 1.75 2.5 Carmarthenshire .5 1.5 Denbighshire 2.0 1.0 Flintshire 2.5 2.5 Glamorganshire 2.0 2.0 Merionethshire 2.5 2.5 Monmouthshire 2.0 2.0 Montgomeryshire .75 1.1 Pembrokeshire 1.5 2.5 Radnorshire 1.0 1.0 County Boroughs— Cardiff 2.2 4.5 Merthyr Tydvill — 2.4 Newport 1.5 2.8 Swansea 2.1 7.1 * The above figures do not include amounts raised over parts of the area under Section 18 (1) (a) of the Education Act, 1902.