HC Deb 18 January 1944 vol 396 cc59-61W
Sir J. Mellor

asked the President of the Board of Education the public elementary school population and the number of children of comparable age attending other schools on 31st March, 1939, for the borough of Sutton Coldfield.

Mr. Butler

The total number of pupils on the rolls of the public elementary

these councils have never exercised Part III education powers and which, having the right to exercise such powers, relinquished them.

Mr. Butler

Following is the information:

schools in the area of the Sutton Coldfield local education authority on 31st March, 1939, was 3,077. I am unable to give the number of children of comparable age attending other schools, but on 1st October, 1939, the total number of pupils attending grant-earning secondary schools situated in the area was 794.

Sir J. Mellor

asked the President of the Board of Education the public ele- mentary school population and the number of children of comparable age attending other schools on 31st March, 1939, for the urban district of Solihull.

Mr. Butler

The total number of pupils on the rolls of the public elementary schools in the urban district of Solihull on 31st March, 1939, was 3,864. The number of children of comparable age attending other schools is not available, but on 1st October, 1939, the total number of pupils attending grant-earning secondary schools situated in the area was 891.