§ 57. Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Minister of Education on what basis the current grant of £1,485 to the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, is calculated; and if he will increase the grant in order to enable this school to continue its 200- year-old tradition of providing free education.
§ Mr. VosperThe Royal Hospital School is recognised for the purposes of grant from my Department under Regulation 51 of the Schools Grant Regulations, which specifies that the grant shall be assessed at the rate of 45s. a year for each unit of average attendance. My right hon. Friend could not see his way to increasing this grant to an extent which would make it unnecessary to introduce fees.