§ 39. Captain AUSTIN HUDSONasked the President of the Board of Education what is his estimate of the total number of additional men teachers required in view of the raising of the school-leaving age on 1st April, 1931?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANAs I have previously explained, the additional number of teachers required (both men and women) will depend on so many factors 1161 that I must wait until the programmes of local education authorities for 1930–33 have been examined before giving an estimate.
§ Captain HUDSONHow can the right hon. Gentleman estimate that there are not enough being trained, if he does not know how many will be required?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThis is an estimate, not a certainty.
§ Captain HUDSONCan the right hon. Gentleman give any estimate?
§ Mr. T. LEWISIs the right hon. Gentleman experiencing any difficulty from training-schools, with regard to additional new entrants?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANNo, Sir.
§ 40. Mr. C. WILLIAMSasked the President of the Board of Education what is the total number of additional men selected to take a post graduate course to qualify as teachers by midsummer, 1931?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANI am not yet in a position to give this information, as it will be some time before the Training Colleges and Departments complete their selection of candidates to be admitted next autumn.
§ Mr. WILLIAMSAs the right hon. Gentleman has said that it would take some time, can he now state how long, and also what is the cause of the delay?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThere is no delay in this particular matter.