CONVEYANCE OF CHILDREN TO SCHOOL (SOMERSET).

HC Deb 15 June 1939 vol 348 c1547W

Mrs. Tate

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what is the annual cost of conveying Somerset children to council schools?

Mr. Lindsay

The estimated expenditure incurred by the Somersetshire County Council during the year ended 31stMarch, 1939, on the conveyance of children to public elementary schools was £17,024. The expenditure estimated by the authority for the current year is £18,000.