HC Deb 19 March 1917 vol 91 cc1572-3W
Sir WILLIAM COLLINS

asked the President of the Board of Education when the Report of the Departmental Committee which is dealing with the findings of the Royal Commission on University Education in London will be published; and what were the date of appointment, the terms of reference, and the composition of that Committee?

Mr. HERBERT FISHER

The meetings of the Committee in question have been suspended since the outbreak of the War, and I am unable to say when it will be in a position to report. The Committee was appointed on 14th August, 1913, and the terms of reference and names of the members were published. The reference was "to inquire and report, after consultation with the bodies and persons concerned, as to the steps by which effect shall be given to the scheme of the Report of the Royal Commission on University Education in London, and to recommend specific arrangements and provisions which may be immediately adopted for that purpose and as to the basis of the necessary legislation." The Committee was composed as follows:

  1. The Right Hon. Sir G. H. Murray, G.C.B. (Chairman);
  2. Sir L. A. Selby-Bigge, K.C.B.;
  3. Sir J. R. Bradford, K.C.M.G., M.D.;
  4. Sir W. S. McCormick, LL.D.;
  5. Sir G. Franklin, Litt.D., J.P., who has since died;
  6. A. Keith, Esq., M.D., F.R.C.S., LL.D., F.R.S.;
  7. J. Kemp, Esq.;
  8. Mrs. H. Sidgwick;with
  9. H. F. Heath, Esq., C.B., as Secretary.