§ Mr. W. THORNEasked the President of the Board of Education if he is prepared to give the figures of the number of local authorities that allow children under five years of age to go to school?
§ Lord E. PERCYOn the 31st March, 1925, there were 262 local authorities in whose areas there were children under five on the register? of public elementary schools. Twenty-two of these areas had 12 or fewer such children on the registers, six having only two children and four only one child.
Mr. BECKETTasked the President of the Board of Education if he is aware that the Hebburn. County Durham, local authority has decided to abandon its proposed new school as a result of his Circular 1371; and whether he was consulted before this decision was reached?
§ Lord E. PERCYNo such decision on the part of the authority has so far been brought to my notice.