Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment. – in the House of Commons at on 5 October 1931.
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
The expenditure on elementary education from central and local public funds in England and Wales, for the year 1929–30, amounted to £12 15s. 6d. per child in average attendance. My right hon. Friend regrets that he is unable to give comparable figures for France, Italy or Germany; but, he is sending the hon. Member such information as he possesses in regard to the expenditure on elementary education in those countries. As regards Scotland, I would refer the hon. Member to the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Mr James Ede
, South Shields
Can the right hon. Gentleman give us the figures for educating a child in other than public elementary schools, say at Eton, or Harrow, or one of those places?
Sir Kingsley Wood
, Woolwich West
Perhaps the hon. Member will put a question down for Thursday and see if he gets a reply.
Mr James Ede
, South Shields
Is the right hon. Gentleman sure that he is going to be here on Thursday?
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