asked the President of the Board of Education what will be the proportion of Government grant paid on the expenditure on elementary education for the year ended 31st March, 1940, in the counties of Durham, Glamorgan, Middlesex, Monmouth and Surrey, and the county boroughs of Bournemouth, Croydon, Gateshead, Newcastle-on-Tyne, South Shields and Sunderland, respectively?

The standard rates of grant for elementary education on the net recognisable expenditure for the year ended 31st March, 1940, of the authorities named in the Question are:

Counties	Per Cent.
Durham	61·15
Glamorgan	60·71
Middlesex	40·80
Monmouth	61·01
Surrey	37·29
County Boroughs
Bournemouth	19·48
Croydon	44·15
Gateshead	57·48
Newcastle-on-Tyne	48·97
South Shields	59·79
Sunderland	58·12

If the standard rate is less than 50 per cent., a further grant will be paid in order to provide a minimum of 50 per cent. for expenditure on Air Raid Precautions. No material for calculating the effect of this increased grant is available.