Mr. T. THOMSONasked the President of the Board of Education the amounts paid, or estimated to be payable, in respect of each of the last three financial years, including the current financial year, by way of increased grants in highly rated areas for educational services under the Elementary Education (Substantive Grant) Regulations; to which authorities were such grants paid or payable; and what are the approximate amounts of such grants estimated to be payable in respect of the financial year commencing 1st April, 1925, and the local authorities likely to benefit thereby?
§ Lord E. PERCYThe amounts payable, as far as can yet be ascertained, are:
1922–23–11 local education authorities, £120,000.
1923–24–16 local education authorities, £156,000.
But these figures are subject to revision when the audited accounts are completely received. For the current year 1924–25, if 958W the expenditure of all the local education authorities concerned should accord with their estimates, the amount is roughly estimated at £182,000, and would be payable to 21 local education authorities, but these figures will be subject to revision when the actual returns for the year are received. Particulars of the areas and amounts are appended. The Estimates for 1925–26 are not yet laid, nor have the Regulations for that year yet been issued.
Additional Grants under Article 6 of Grant Regulations No. 1 Estimated to be Payable for the Years 1922–23, 1923–24, and 1924–25. Local Education Authority. 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1. 2. 3. 4. England. £ £ £ Isles of Scilly — 4 15 Durham County — — 13,107 East Ham ,8,524 15,926 17,833 St. Helens — 976 3,058 West Ham 36,210 53,285 54,012 Crewe — — 545 Swindon — — 769 Edmonton 3,097 4,755 5,546 Erith — — 383 Leyton — 3,643 2,737 Rowley Regis — — 1,363 Tottenham 26,203 26,355 27,318 Walthamstow 11,471 16,539 18,842 Wales. Merthyr Tydfil 9,371 10,455 10,903 Llanelly — 1,358 1,678 Aberdare 4,933 4,434 4,961 Abertillery 2,505 3,550 2,532 Barry — 737 187 Mountain Ash 4,155 3,246 4,658 Pontypridd 2,485 2,607 2,400 Rhondda 10,997 8,087 9,459 Total 119,951 155,957 182,306 Number of Local Education Authorities. 11 16 21