§ 29. Mr. Colegateasked the President of the Board of Education the approximate number of public elementary school teachers employed in England and Wales; and what number of such teachers hold university degrees?
§ Mr. ButlerThe number of teachers employed in public elementary schools in England and Wales in March, 1942, was 151,296. Owing to the necessity for reducing the collection of statistics to a minimum, I am unable to state what number of these teachers hold university degrees. In March, 1938, the corresponding number of teachers was 166,674, of which 11,685 held university degrees.