HC Deb 21 April 1958 vol 586 c55W
66. Mr. Emrys Hughes

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, having regard to the United States trade recession and the growing fears of its consequences to world trade and the economies of many countries, he will take the initiative, either alone or through the United Nations, to summon a world economic conference to discuss proposals for dealing with the situation.

UNFILLED PLACES AS AT OCTOBER, 1955 (EXCLUDING OXFORD, CAMBRIDGE AND ABERDEEN)
University Arts Pure Science Technology Medicine and Dentistry Agriculture and Forestry Veterinary Science Total
Scottish Universities (excluding Aberdeen) 240 70 51 57 34 5 457
University of Wales 331 164 51 12 59 617
The Queen's University, Belfast 68 11 46 7 12 144
London University 296 63 59 13 8 439
Universities of Durham (Durham Colleges and King's College, Newcastle), Hull, Leeds Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield 310 128 154 30 11 1 634
Universities of Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham, University College of North Staffordshire 54 20 35 12 7 128
Universities of Bristol, Exeter, Reading, Southampton 59 47 106
TOTAL 1,358 503 396 131 131 6 2,525

Some of the reasons for these unfilled places are given in the Report, "Applications for Admission to Universities", by R. K. Kelsall, published by the Association of Universities of the British Commonwealth.