Achievements According to historian Robert Ensor, Balfour can be credited with achievement in five major areas: The Education Act 1902 (and a similar measure for London in 1903); The Land Purchase (Ireland) Act 1903, which bought out the Anglo-Irish landowners; The Licensing Act 1904; In military policy, the creation of the Committee of Imperial Defence (1904) and support for Sir John Fisher's naval reforms. In foreign policy, the Anglo-French Convention (1904), which formed the basis of the Entente Cordiale with France.
Achievements According to historian Robert Ensor Balfour can be credited with achievement in five major areas: The Education Act 1902 (and a similar measure for ,London in 1903); The Land Purchase (Ireland) Act 1903, which bought out the Anglo-Irish landowners; The Licensing Act 1904; In military policy, the creation of the Committee of Imperial Defence (1904) and support for Sir John Fisher's naval reforms. In foreign policy, the Anglo-French Convention (1904), which formed the basis of the Entente Cordiale with France.