HC Deb 19 November 1931 vol 259 c998
26. Mr. T. WILLIAMS

asked the Minister of Labour how many juveniles are at present undergoing instruction in training centres; and whether the numbers are increasing or diminishing?

Sir H. BETTERTON

At the end of October there were 17,639 boys and 6,324 girls in attendance at Junior Instruction Centres and Classes or attending as a condition for the receipt of benefit courses of instruction in other educational institutions. The totals have recently been fairly constant.