§ Mr. Ecclesasked the President of the Board of Education if he will show separately the figures in Table 1 of the Financial Memorandum of the Education Bill relating to capital expenditure, giving these figures in the form of the capital sums which it is estimated will be spent each year and relating them to the different types of school buildings, and stating whether these estimates are likely to cover the total expenditure on each class of school buildings as far as can be seen at the present time.
§ Mr. ButlerThe figures in Table 1 of the Financial Memorandum of the Education Bill make allowance in terms of loan charges for capital expenditure as follows:
when the school-leaving age is raised to 15 years.
§ Mr. ButlerUnder Clause 76 of the Education Bill the power of local education authorities to grant maintenance allowances will be limited to pupils over compulsory school age. The hon. Member will realise that the Government's intentions in regard to children's allowances have a bearing on this question and this is a matter which is at present under active consideration.