§ Mr. T. RICHARDSONasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware of the disappointment among teachers in secondary schools that the new Grants are not attended by definite conditions as to their application; and whether, in view of the fact that the administration of these Grants will be largely in the hands of county councils, which have hitherto shown little sympathy with the educational ideals put forward by him, he will now replace the suggestion contained in the Regulations for Secondary Schools [Cd. 8541], Explanatory Note I. (1), by a definite stipulation that the Grants be applied to the increase of teachers' salaries?
Mr. FISHERThe passage of the explanatory note, to which the hon. Member refers, states that, in the Board's opinion, the present inadequacy of salaries is not52W due to the failure of school authorities to appreciate the vital importance of the question, and I do not think that any sufficient reason exists for modifying the Secondary School Regulations in the manner suggested.