HC Deb 13 June 1934 vol 290 cc1705-8W
Sir R. GOWER

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education the amount spent in the last financial year in support of adult education; the names of the organisations receiving grants, with the amount received in each case, and the respective figures for the year 1928; the number of classes in England and Wales providing adult education during the last complete year for which figures are available; and the names of the councils or organisations

Responsible Body. Financial Year 1933–1934 (i.e., School Year 1932–1933). Financial Year 1928–1929 (i.e, School Year 1927–1928).
Grant paid. Numbers of Classes, Schools, etc., in respect of which payments were made, and number of Full-time Tutors recognised. Grant paid.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
(i) University or University College jointly with the Workers' Educational Association:
Birmingham … 2,852 0 2 56 and 1 Vacation Course and 2 Full-time Tutors. 2,441 1 5
Bristol … 2,758 8 8 55 and 1 Vacation Course and 2 Full-time Tutors. 1,927 5 7
Cambridge … 2,785 4 7 81 and 1 Vacation Course and 2 Full-time Tutors. 1,951 16 0
Durham (Durham Division) … 2,033 11 4 41 1,620 5 0
Durham (Armstrong College) … 2,014 18 11 48 and 1 Full-time Tutor 1,386 4 2
Hull … 3,160 17 8 97 and 2 Full-time Tutors —
Leeds … 3,764 12 3 69 and 1 Full-time Tutor 2,939 17 7
Leicester … 1,120 8 1 48 —
Leicestershire Adult Education Joint Committee. 902 17 3 25 —
Liverpool … 3,474 0 0 61 and 1 Vacation Course 3,697 5 7
London … 4,363 19 3 87 and 1 Vacation Course 4,108 18 5
Manchester … 3,644 7 0 70 and 1 Full-time Tutor 2,988 2 6
Nottingham … 5,099 16 9 158 and 1 Vacation Course and 2 Full-time Tutors. 4,865 18 5
Oxford … 2,760 4 0 52 and 2 Vacation Courses and 2 Full-time Tutors. 2,687 11 4
Reading … 150 16 0 3 165 0 0
Sheffield … 3,797 10 1 68 and 1 Vacation Course 2,791 9 0
Southampton … 901 8 0 30 and 1 Full-time Tutor 375 0 0
University College of South Wales. 786 14 7 24 442 13 1
University College, Wales 1,512 5 0 38 and 2 Full-time Tutors 1,425 11 7
University College, North Wales 1,983 18 0 41 and 2 Full-time Tutors 1,616 12 8
University College (South Wales) 2,415 14 7 56 and 1 Full-time Tutor 2,252 0 2
University College, Swansea … 1,764 11 8 35 1,551 16 9

responsible for the classes, with the number of the classes for which each is responsible?

Mr. RAMSBOTHAM

The following table shows the bodies in receipt of grants from the board in the financial year 1933–1934 in respect of classes, schools, etc., conducted under the Adult Education Regulations during the school year 1932–1933, the grants paid and the number of classes, etc., held, and full-time tutors recognised; together with the grants paid in the financial year 1928–1929 in respect of the school year 1927–1928. The separate expenditure incurred by local authorities on classes, etc., of this type cannot be stated.

Responsible Body. Financial Year 1933–1934 (i.e., School Year 1932–1933). Financial Year 1928–1929 (i.e., School Year 1927–1928).
Grant paid. Numbers of Classes, Schools, etc., in respect of which payments were made, and number of Full-time Tutors recognised. Grant paid.
(ii) Workers' Educational Association: £ s. d. £ s. d.
District:
Berks., Bucks. and Oxon. 540 2 10 52 —
Eastern 478 13 4 40 481 5 6
London 1,617 16 1 131 972 18 4
North Eastern 363 10 6 35 396 17 9
North Staffordshire 216 6 10 9 167 0 0
North Western 1,064 17 6 71 803 17 2
Southern 603 4 10 62 557 1 10
South Eastern 148 15 6 7 235 0 0
South Western 225 0 9 22 43 0 0
Western 930 0 9 99 928 17 5
West Lancashire and Cheshire 1,723 15 5 72 1,081 14 7
West Midland 666 7 0 41 425 3 7
Yorkshire, North 891 17 6 78 445 5 0
Yorkshire, South 775 18 11 48
North Wales 969 12 6 93 455 17 6
South Wales 1,505 12 6 93 503 4 7
(iii) Miscellaneous Bodies:
National Council of Y. M. C. A's. 66 0 0 2 6 0 0
Educational Settlements Association 535 8 0 34 762 4 8
National Industrial Alliance 290 5 0 15 293 14 10
Fircroft College, Bournville 57 15 0 2 72 0 0
Cornwall Adult Education Joint Committee. 365 2 0 42 56 0 0
National Council of Music University of Wales). 435 0 6 35 205 13 4
Welsh National Council of Y. M. C. A's. 38 12 6 13 149 3 8
(iv) Governing Bodies of Residential Colleges:
Ruskin College, Oxford 744 0 0 — 373 6 8
Catholic Workers' College, Oxford. 125 0 0 — 150 0 0
Fircroft College, Bournville 558 6 8 — 295 0 0
Hillcroft Residential College for Working Women, Surbiton. 598 0 0 — —
Coleg Harlech Residential College, Merioneth. 600 0 0 — —
(v) Jointly Controlled Vacation Courses and one other Vacation Course not included above:
Leeds and Hull 325 0 0 — 350 0 0
Manchester and North Wales 175 0 0 — 280 0 0
Durham University and Armstrong College. 115 0 0 — 40 0 0
Coleg Harlech 200 0 0 — 150 0 0
£71,998 6 3 2,339 Classes, 13 Vacation Courses, 21 Full-time Tutors, and 5 Residential Colleges. £51,914 15 8
Note.—The particulars for the financial year 1933–1934 include Short University Extension Courses and Short Terminal Courses, and also full-time tutors recognised under Article 11 of the Regulations. Provision for these was first made in the school year 1931–1932 (i.e., financial year 1932–1933)