§ Mr. MYERSasked the President of the Board of Education how many local authorities have submitted schemes as required by The Education Act, 1918; how many such schemes have been approved by the Board; and how many are now in operation?
§ Mr. FISHERFive Schemes have been formally submitted to the Board under902W the Education Act, 1918. Of these, two are complete Schemes, covering the whole of the local education authorities' educational arrangements, and the other three are instalments dealing only with some particular branch of education. One Scheme of the latter type has been provisionally approved by the Board, and is now in operation.
§ Mr. MYERSasked the President of the Board of Education what portions of the Education Act, 1918, are now in operation; on what dates such portions came into operation; whether appointed days have been fixed for bringing the rest of the Act into operation; and, if so, what those dates are?
§ Mr. FISHERAll the Sections of the Education Act, 1918, are now in force, with the exception of those named in (a) and (b) below:
(a) Sections not in force but for which appointed days have been fixed:
Section 13 (1) (i) and (ii) 1st April 1920. Section 13 (2) except paragraph (iii) Section 18 (so far as it is not already in operation) Section 20 Section 13 (2) (iii) 8th August, 1921.
(b) Sections not in force, and for which appointed days have not yet been fixed:
Sections 8 (1) and (2), 10, 11, 12, 14, 16; paragraphs (c) and (d) and Sections 50 and 51, so far as they are consequential upon these Sections.