§ Mr. EDEasked the President of the Board of Education if he will give a table showing how many children there are in rate- and state-aided secondary schools in each year of life before the age of 11 years; and how many of these are free-placers?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThe following table gives the information:
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThe numbers of school buildings for which plans have been approved by the Board during the year 1930 are as follow:
148 Council Schools, providing 83,096 places; 3 Church of England Schools, providing 1,232 places; 13 Roman Catholic Schools, providing 2,298 places.
The number of schools in respect of which notices have been issued under Section 18 of the Education Act, 1921, but have not yet expired, is:
1865W58 Council Schools, providing 35,551 places; 3 Church of England Schools, providing 620 places; 2 Roman Catholic Schools, providing 460 places.