§ 5. Sir T. Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children have become liable for additional education through the raising of the school-leaving age; and what steps have been taken to provide the additional teachers in schools to meet the demands.
§ Mr. T. FraserThe number liable for additional education is 73,300. With allowance for those who would have remained at school voluntarily, the total increase to be provided for will be about 60,000. The additional teachers required, to the number of fully 4,000, have been recruited under the Emergency Scheme.
§ Sir T. MooreCan the hon. Gentleman say what prospect there is in the near future that these children will receive the education that was envisaged in the 1944 Act?
§ Mr. FraserI think the prospects are fairly good.