§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many entrants into the higher Foreign Service in each year since 1946 were educated, respectively, at public and independent schools, grant-aided schools, and State schools.
§ Mr. TurtonThe numbers of entrants into the senior branch of the Foreign Service (excluding the Legal Advisers) in each of the years from 1946 to 1955, who were educated respectively at independent schools, direct grant schools and maintained schools, were as follows:
Year Independent Direct Grant Maintained 1946 … 72 8 16 1947 … 63 8 16 1948 … 27 3 7 1949 … 36 — 16 1950 … 30 3 11 1951 … 21 1 3 1952 … 15 2 1 1953 … 15 2 4 1954 … 22 1 6 1955 … 21 — 5 These figures do not include those who were educated outside the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many entrants into the higher Foreign Service, in each year since 1946, came, respectively, from Oxford University, Cambridge University, London University. other universities in England and Wales, and the Scottish universities.
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§ Mr. TurtonThe table below shows the number of new entrants into the senior branch of the Foreign Service in each of
Year Oxford Cambridge London Others, England and Wales Scottish 1946 … … 42 34 8 3 2 1947 … … 39 31 2 1 6 1948 … … 15 13 3 — 2 1949 … … 30 13 3 1 4 1950 … … 22 16 — 1 2 1951 … … 18 4 1 — 1 1952 … … 11 5 2 — 1 1953 … … 14 6 — — — 1954 … … 19 9 1 — — 1955 … … 18 5 — 1 —