§ Major BIRCHALLasked the President of the Board of Education whether he can say in how many elementary schools no religious education, is given in school hours; and by which local education authorities such schools are maintained?
GRANTS TO LONDON HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOLS. Medical School. Academic Year, 1919–20. Academic Year, 1919–20. Block Grant. Clinical Unit Grant (if any). £ s. £ £ Charing Cross Hospital … … … 750 0 1,000 — King's College Hospital … … … 633 10 700 — London Hospital … … … 5,200 0 6,000 — Royal Free Hospital … … … 3,576 0 4,000 — St. George's Hospital … … … 650 0 700 — St. Bartholomew's Hospital … … … 4,260 10 5,000 5,750 St. Mary's Hospital … … … 1,700 0 1,900 — St. Thomas' Hospital … … … 3,800 0 4,500 2,330 University College Hospital … … … 3,375 0 4,000 5,570 Westminster Hospital … … … 290 10 300 — London School of Tropical Medicine … … 985 0 1,100 — Middlesex Hospital … … … — 2,000 — Royal Dental Hospital … … … — 1,000 — Total … … … 25,220 10 32,200 13,650 Clinical units were established for the academic year 1919–20 at the medical schools of St. Bartholomew's (medical and surgical), St. Thomas' (surgical), and
470W
Mr. HERBERT LEWISThe Board have no information on this subject. I may refer the hon. Member to Section 7 (3) of the Elementary Education Act, 1870, which declares that it shall be no part of the duties of His Majesty's Inspectors to inquire into any instruction in religious subjects given in public elementary schools. The Board believe, however, that there are very few public elementary schools in which religious instruction forms no part of the curriculum.