BRITISH PARLIAMENT
LIBERAL AMENDMENT FAILS
ADDRESS-IN-REPLY AGREED TO,
(United Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian-New Zealand Cable Assn.) LONDON, 9th February.
In the House of Commons, Sir John Simon moved a Liberal amendment to the Address-in-Reply, condemning substitution of a block grant for a percentage grant for education. It would be an inducement, ho said, to local authorities to carry out their minimum obligations to the children, thereby retarding their progress and efficiency. Education should not be made the Cinderella of the public services because the Chancellor of the Exchequer was embarrassed.
Lord Eustace Percy (Minister of Education) pointed out that 2,700,000 in excess of 1923 was being spent this year. The percentage system was objectionable because the authorities had not control of the expenditure, which was now intended to be based on the estimates instead of retrospective percentage instalments.
The House negatived the Liberal amendment by 284 votes to 135. The Address-in-Reply was agreed' to.
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 36, 11 February 1926, Page 9
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