HC Deb 27 May 1937 vol 324 cc453-4W
Mr. C. Wilson

asked the President of the Board of Education whether he can state the annual cost of cripple schools?

Mr. Stanley

During the financial year ended 31st March, 1936, the total expenditure of local education authorities on the education and treatment of children in special schools of all types was £2,110,693, of which 5o per cent. was met by grants from the Board of Education. I regret that exact information is not available as to the amount of this expenditure which is attributable to schools for cripple children, but it appears probable that the amount is about £500,000 a year. This figure does not, however, include expenditure by Tuber-

Numbers commissioned from cadetships. Numbers commissioned direct to rank of Quartermaster. Total number commissioned from ranks.
1933 … … … 26 50 76
1934 … … … 16 76 92
1935 … … … 29 88 117
1936 … … … 36 111 147

culosis Authorities, Maternity and Child Welfare Authorities or Public Assistance Authorities in sending cripple children to orthopaedic hospital schools, or expenditure by the managers of schools not provided by local education authorities which is met from sources other than public funds.