§ 44. Mr. A. M. SAMUELasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is now taking steps, and, if so, with what success, to encourage the apprentices and improvers in the bricklaying and plastering trades to avail themselves of evening instruction in building education?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANI am sending the hon. Member a copy of a, pamphlet which was issued by the Board of Education a few months ago, in order to draw attention to the facilities provided for the training of bricklayers and to encourage their wider use. The Board also co-operate with the Joint Industrial Council for the Plastering Industry in encouraging the training of apprentices and others in that trade. I am anxious that efforts to encourage the technical education of all building craftsmen should continue, and will gladly consider any suggestions that the hon. Member may have to offer.
§ Mr. SAMUELIt is no use sending me a circular.
§ Mr. E. BROWNWill the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Epping (Mr. Churchill) give a testimonial to these classes?
§ 46. Mr. SAMUELasked the President of the Board of Education approximately how many of the. 120,000 apprentices, trainees and improvers in the building trades avail themselves of the opportunity of attending evening schools, other than those in Lancashire and Cheshire, for technical instruction in the building crafts?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANI cannot give a precise answer to the question, as students attending evening classes are not classified according to their occupations; but in the session 1928–29, the latest for which figures are available, some 26,000 students joined evening classes for instruction in building crafts in England and Wales, outside Lancashire and Cheshire.