§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Minister of Education the numbers of people over 18 years of age who have, during the last five years, requested facilities under his control for a basic training in reading, writing and arithmetic; what numbers were so provided; and what were the methods adopted in making such provision.
Date Occasion Denominations 23rd April, 1924 … … British Empire Exhibition, 1924–25 … 1d., 1½d. 10th May, 1929 … … Postal Union Congress London … … ½d., 1d., 1½d., 2½d., £1 7th May, 1935 … … King George V Silver Jubilee … … ½d., 1d., 1½d., 2½d., 13th May, 1937 … … King George VI Coronation … … 1½d. 6th May, 1940 … … Penny Post Centenary … … ½d., 1d., 1½d., 2d., 2½d., 3d. 11th June, 1946 … … Peace Issue ……… … … 2½d., 3d. 26th April, 1948 … … King George VI Silver Wedding … … 2½d., £1 10th May, 1948 … … Channel Islands Liberation… … … 1d., 2½d. 29th July, 1948 … … Olympic Games … … 2½d" 3d., 6d., 1s. 10th October, 1949 … 75th Anniversary Universal Postal Union 2½d., 3d., 6d., 1s. 3rd May, 1951 … … Festival of Britain … … 2½d., 4d. 3rd June, 1953 … … Queen Elizabeth II Coronation … … 2½d., 4d., 1s. 3d., 1s. 6d.