HC Deb 14 May 1947 vol 437 c1478
10. Commander Noble

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the total number of candidates who presented' themselves for all types of entry to the R.N. Colleges, Dartmouth or Eaton, in 1941 and 1946, respectively; and the number of candidates for grant-aided scholarships and ordinary scholarships, respectively, included in those figures.

Mr. Dugdale

As the answer includes a number of figures I will, with permission circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Commander Noble

Can the Parliamentary Secretary say whether there is rise or fall in the figures?

Mr. Dugdale

There are about two pages of figures, and, quite frankly, i could not say offhand.

Following is the answer:

As the entry into Dartmouth by scholarship did not begin until September, 1941, there was only one entry in that year with a scholarship element instead of the normal three. To enable a better comparison to be made, I have therefore ventured to substitute figures for the first complete year in 1942.

Numbers of Candidates. 1942 1946
For scholarship only:
(a) From grant-aided secondary schools. 412 179
(b) From other schools 51 14
For ordinary entry only 220 121
For both scholarship and ordinary entry:
(c) From grant-aided secondary schools. 47 35
(d) From other schools 161 74
891 423