§ Mr. FISHERasked the President of the Board of Education how much of the increase of £750,000 mentioned in Circular 1,371 as increase of the local authorities 1934–25 expenditure over their 1923–24 expenditure is attributable to the administration of higher education, to the administration of elementary education, and to other expenditure on elementary education respectively; how much of the increase under the last heading is due to capital outlay charged to revenue; and whether he has any field for economy in other expenditure except in respect of such capital outlay?
§ Lord E. PERCYThe particulars as regards the approximate sum of £730,000 referred to (not £750,000 as stated) are as follow:
this point will doubtless be among the subjects discussed when I meet the local authorities, and I should prefer to make no statement in advance of that discussion.