Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education. – in the House of Commons at on 7 February 1929.
Lord Eustace Percy
, Hastings
This school has not been "condemned." Ever since 1911 its accommodation has been regarded as inadequate; the Managers have been the first to reeognize this fact and have shown themselves anxious to provide new or additional accommodation. The school was, therefore, included in the Board's list of defective premises but in view of the obvious difficulties which faced the Managers I have refrained from fixing any date for the termination of the recognition of the existing premises. If the hon. Member has been following the discussions on educational policy which have taken place during the last three or four years he will know that I am very keenly conscious of the burden which the replacement of such a school imposes on a poor parish, but I think he is well aware of the fact that I am at present precluded by law from relieving that burden.