§ 16. Mrs. Whiteasked the Minister of Education what consideration is being given to grants for extensions at residential colleges of adult education.
§ Mr. ChatawayMy right hon. Friend has been unable to find places for these claims in the 1963–64 financial year and it is too soon to say what it will be possible to do in the programmes for 1964–65 and subsequent years.
§ Mrs. WhiteWill the Minister convey to his right hon. Friend the very keen anxiety about this matter of those of us who are concerned with adult education? Is he aware that these colleges have had no extensions of any consequence since the war; that they provide a good recruiting ground for many professions and the social services and that this is a matter of quite serious concern which should be attended to?
§ Mr. ChatawayYes, I am aware of the anxiety and, of course, of the report of the National Institute of Adult Education on the problems of accommodation and staffing in connection with adult education. All these matters will be borne in mind when it comes to deciding the 1964–65 capital allocation.