§ Mr. A. Walkdenasked the President of the Board of Education if he will give a list, by administrative counties, of those county districts, distinguishing between boroughs and urban districts, which may, if their respective councils so desire, become excepted districts under 59W paragraph 4 of the Part III of the First Schedule to the Education Bill, giving in each case the population of the district according to the last census and the total number of pupils on the rolls of the public elementary schools in each district on 31st March, 1939, and indicating which of
Councils which qualify as "excepted districts" under paragraph 4 of Part III of the First Schedule to the Education Bill. Administrative County Name and Status (i.e. M.B. or U.D.) of possible Excepted District Population Census 1931. P.E.S. Roll, 31st March, 1939. Bedfordshire … Luton M.B. … … … 70,486 10,240 Cambridgeshire … Cambridge M.B. … … … 70,169 7,076 Derbyshire … Chesterfield M.B. … … … 64,160 9,240 Dorset … Poole M.B. … … … 60,196 7,560 Durham … *Stanley U.D. … … … 55,287 7,605 Stockton-on-Tees M.B. … … … 67,722 10,521 Essex … Barking M.B. … … … 51,270 13,607 *Dagenham M.B. … … … 89,362 22,771 *Hornchurch U.D. … … … 39,389 11,337 Ilford M.B. … … … 131,061 18,831 Leyton M.B. … … … 128,313 12,030 *Romford M.B. … … … 37,840 7,508 *Thurrock U.D. … … … 61,898 10,331 Walthamstow M.B. … … … 132,972 15,369 Hertfordshire … Watford M.B. … … … 58,533 7,339 Kent … *Bexley M.B. … … … 32,652 9,953 *Chislehurst and Sidcup U.D. … … … 27,156 9,438 Gillingham M.B. … … … 61,651 7,966 Lancashire … Widnes M.B. … … … 40,619 7,107 Middlesex … Acton M.B. … … … 70,008 6,480 Brentford and Chiswick M.B. … … … 63,217 5,489 Ealing M.B. … … … 116,771 18,365 Edmonton M.B. … … … 77,658 14,065 Enfield U.D. … … … 67,752 11,800 *Harrow U.D. … … … 96,656 19,561 Hendon M.B. … … … 115,640 14,331 Heston and Isleworth M.B. … … … 76,254 11,811 Hornsey M.B. … … … 95,416 6,854 Tottenham M.B. … … … 157,667 17,418 †Twickenham M.B. … … … 79,299 9,362 *Wembley M.B. … … … 65,799 11,031 Willesden M.B. … … … 185,025 18,537 Staffordshire … Newcastle-under-Lyme M.B. … … … 54,739 8,141 Surrey … *Carshalton U.D. … … … 28,586 9,396 *Merton and Morden U.D. … … … 41,227 9,258 *Mitcham M.B. … … … 56,872 8,347 Wiltshire … Swindon M.B. … … … 62,414 8,043 Worcestershire … Oldbury M.B. … … … 36,642 7,147 WALES Glamorgan … Rhondda U.D. … … … 141,346 19,231 * Councils which have never exercised powers with respect to elementary education. † Councils which have relinquished their powers with respect to elementary education.