§ MR. NUSSEYOn behalf of the honourable Member for Bolton I beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education if he can state the number of half-timers in England and Wales on the books of State-aided schools?
§ THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (Sir J. E. GORST,) Cambridge UniversityA Return on this subject was presented to the House at the beginning of the Session. The numbers are: England, 119,693; Wales, 54.