§ Mr. W. J. Taylorasked the Minister of Education the total amount spent to date by the West Riding County Council upon Bretton Hall Teachers Training College, near Wakefield; and the purpose for which the premises are being used, the annual cost of running the establishment, and the total number of students and average cost per student since the premises were acquired.
§ Sir D. EcclesCapital expenditure on the purchase, adaptation and equipping of Bretton Hall Training College has been about £235,000. The premises are used by a training college which trains men and women teachers for primary and secondary schools, and at present there are 125 students there. In recent years the annual running costs have been roughly £40,000, equivalent to about £330 per student. Some 360 students have been admitted to the college since it opened in 1949.