§ Mr. Mitchisonasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the annual intake of one-year, two-year and three-year students in institutions under his control for agricultural education; and how many unsatisfied applicants there are for places in each such institution.
Mr. T. WilliamsIn England and Wales for the present academic session there are 29 County Farm Institutes offering one-year courses with a total annual intake of 1,664 residential students; six Temporary Training Centres offering one-year courses for ex-Service men and women only with an intake of 251 residential students; and four Agricultural Colleges offering two-year courses with an intake of 496 residential students. Non-residential students are also accepted, in varying but small numbers, for the courses at County Farm Institutes each year, and there is provision for a total annual intake of 395 nonresidential students at the four Agricultural174W Colleges. Three-year courses of agricultural education are offered at University level only and are not under my control.
County Farm Institutes and Agricultural Colleges are grant-aided by my Department but are directly administered by local education authorites and independent governing bodies respectively. I cannot give details of the number of unsatisfied applicants for places at each of these institutions, but there are waiting lists.