§ 28. Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of teachers in training in 1963: and what is the latest figure.
§ Mr. FowlerThe number of students in initial training courses in England and Wales was 57,398 in October 1963. The provisional figure for October, 1969 is 115,700—an increase of 102 per cent.
§ Mr. McNamaraIs my hon. Friend aware that that reflects great credit on the Government and their achievements and that the House owes a particular debt of gratitude to the colleges of further education for the work done in order to make possible this tremendous expansion?
§ Mr. FowlerWe are extremely grateful to the colleges of education for their enormous efforts. This has been one of the great success stories of education, not only in the past decade but in the history of education in this country.