§ 63. Mr. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how the number of convictions for drunkenness in 1955 compares with that for 1956; and what were the figures for these years of convictions for drunkenness among people under 21 years of age.
§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe total number of offences of drunkenness proved in England and Wales in 1956 was 60,182, of which 5,385 were offences by persons under 21 years of age. These figures are provisional. The corresponding figures for 1955 were 54,210 and 4,417, respectively.
— Ordinary Certificates Higher Certificates Entries Passes Entries Passes Chemical Engineering … … … — — 27 24 Civil Engineering … … … — — 305 243 Electrical Engineering … … … 6,986 3,512 3,030 2,153 Mechanical Engineering … … … 15,840 7,528 4,701 3,260 Production Engineering … … … — — 512 425 My noble Friend has no statistics showing how many of those who began courses leading to these certificates failed to complete them.