§ Colonel DAYasked the President of the Board of Education whether ho will introduce a Bill to amend the Education Act by raising the school age to 15, to come into force not later than December, 1927; and whether, in the meantime, he will require local education authorities to encourage parents to keep their children at school between the ages of 14 and 15 by the grant of maintenance allowance where necessary?
§ Lord E. PERCYThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. As regards the second part, I may refer the hon. and gallant Member to paragraph 9 of Circular 1340, a copy of which I am sending him.