§ 20. Mr. HANNONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education how many married women were employed in teaching in the elementary schools in England and Wales at the latest date for which returns are available?
§ Mr. RAMSBOTHAMThe number of full-time married women teachers in regular employment on 31st March, 1933, in public elementary schools and prac- 2086 tical instruction centres in England and Wales, was 11,913.
§ Mr. HANNONCan the hon. Gentleman say whether the number is increasing or decreasing?
§ Mr. RAMSBOTHAMI cannot say off-hand.