asked the President of the Board of Education, in respect of the year 1928–29, the total amounts of the grants paid to local authorities in England and Wales for each of the following services, namely, elementary education, higher education (exclusive of the fixed grant paid through the Local Taxation Account), local museums and administration of choice of employment schemes?

The total amount of the grants paid by the Board of Education to local authorities in England and Wales in respect of the year 1928–29 was as follows:

		£
Elementary Education	…	33,324,858
Higher Education	…	6,259,467
Local Museums	…	839

No grant was paid by the Board in respect of the administration of choice of employment schemes, which is aided by the Ministry of Labour.