HC Deb 11 November 1937 vol 328 c1851

Colonel Gretton further reported from the Committee; That they had added the following Fifteen Members to the Standing Committee on Scottish Bills (in respect of the Housing (Agricultural Population) (Scotland) Bill): Rear-Admiral Beamish, Sir Reginald Blair, Sir Herbert Cayzer, Mr. Rostron Duckworth, Mr. Emmott, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Richard Law, Mr. Leckie, Dr. Leech, Mr. Mitchell, Sir William Lane Mitchell, Mr. Orr-Ewing, Mr. Ross Taylor, Sir Alexander West Russell, and Lord Colum Crichton-Stuart.

Reports to lie upon the Table.

ENGLAND AND WALES.
Public Elementary Schools maintained by Local Education Authorities.
Pupils who left for reasons other than Further Education on or after attaining the age of exemption. 1936–37.
Number of leavers. Number in Column (2) aged 15 and over. Percentage of Column (3) to Column (2).
(1) (2) (3) (4)
England 529,271 24,423 4.6
Wales 34,895 4,871 14.0
England and Wales 564,166 29,294 5.2
Gateshead C.B. 2,118 122 5.8
Merthyr Tydfil C. 939 276 129.4
Newcastle-upon-Tyne C.B. 4,421 207 4.7
South Shields C.B 2,147 395 18.4
Sunderland C.B. 3,437 293 8.5
Tynemouth C.B. 1,073 71 6.6
West Hartlepool C.B. 1,249 80 6.4
Durham C.C. 12,328 737 6.0
Durham B. 294 28 9.5
Hartlepool B. 367 27 7.4
Jarrow B. 807 134 16.6
Felling U.D. 475 10 2.1
Hebburn U.D. 447 4 0.9
Wallsend B. 874 20 2.3
Whitehaven B. 363 40 11.0
Workington B. 326 203 62.3
Monmouth C.C. 3,690 449 112.2
Abertillery U.D. 482 47 9.8
Ebbw Vale U.D. 490 61 12.4
Glamorgan C.C. 5,367 428 8.0
Port Talbot B. 607 17 2.8
Aberdare U.D. 797 251 31.5
Mountain Ash U.D. 727 149 20.5
Pontypridd U.D. 794 278 35.0
Rhondda U.D. 2,237 502 22.4
Pembroke B. 184 48 26.1