§ Mr. EDEasked the President of the Board of Education the names of the 58 education authorities whose programmes for 1930–33 have not yet received the Boards approval, with the number of children on the roll of the elementary and secondary schools, respectively, under the authority's jurisdiction, distinguishing between those authorities whose programmes are under consideration and those whose programmes have not been received?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANSince I gave the figure of 58 local education authorities, one programme has been approved and one has been received. There are 23 authorities whose programmes have been received and are under consideration:
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Name of Authority. Number of Pupils. Elementary. Secondary. Chepping Wycombe 3,207 — Falmouth 1,603 — Buxton 1,624 — South Shields 21,206 744 West Hartlepool 11,81 L 778 Chelmsford 3,172 — Harwich 1,979 — Huntingdonshire 7,963 808 Rochester 4,287 — Middleton* 3,551 — Mossley, 1,649 — Lincs. (Kesteven)† 15,202 1,525 Peterborough (Boro') 5,712 — Bury St Edmunds 2.006 — Gnildford 3.254 — Bexhill 1,498 — Kendal 1,905 — Pudsey 1,730 — Sheffield† 76.325 4;297 Wakefield 8,451 1,478 Anglesey 7,312 773 Rhondda 29,824 2,103 Monmouthshire 51,933 3,944 Abertillery 6,284 — Montgomeryshire 7,142 740 Total 280,839 17,190 * This Authority provides a secondary school containing 258 pupils. † Programme approved in respect of higher education. The 32 authorities whose programmes have not yet been received are:
Name of Authority: Number of Pupils. Elementary. Secondary. Maidenhead 1,937 — Isle of Ely 10,990 840 Penzance 1,283 — Hereford (Boro') 3,069 — Deal 1,640 — Ramsgate 4,595 — Burnley 12,840 710 Oldham 18,436 1,174 Lincolnshire (Holland) 11,448 1,071 Hornsey 7,238 — Northamptonshire 25,379 1,755* Soke of Peterborough 1,135 868 Nottinghamshire† 54.510 2,697 Shrewsbury 4.357 — Smethwick 12,605 356 Wolverhampton 20,131 1,614‡ Lowestoft 6,823 — Reigate 2,861 — Wimbledon 5,195 — Worcestershire 33,1133 2,727 Ossett§ 2,164 — Cardiganshire 7.139 1,073 Carmarthenshire 22,309 2,536 Denbighshire 20,590 2,138 Wrexham 2,619 — Flintshire 17,504 1,432 Barry 6,910 — Merthyr Tydfil 13,795 1,231 Merionethshire 6,009 1,165 Ebbw Vale 6,421 — Pembrokeshire 11,303 1,358 Radnorshire 2,951 259 Total 359,825 25,004 * Includes 505 pupils in a school provided jointly with the Northampton County Borough Council. † Programme in respect of higher education received and approved. ‡ Includes 434 pupils in a school provided jointly with the Staffs. County Council. § This authority provides a secondary school containing 324 pupils.