§ Mr. Albuasked the Minister of Education if he will publish the latest figures 163W of percentages of young employees granted day release by industry for England and Wales and for Scotland, and the comparable figures for the last three years.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe table below gives the number of students aged under 18 at the end of May in the last four years released by their employers to attend
STUDENTS AGED UNDER 18 YEARS RELEASED FROM INDUSTRY EDUCATIONAL YEARS 1957–58 TO 1960–61 — 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 England and Wales Estimated numbers insured at end of May 1,163,000 1,213,000 1,311,000 1,324,000 Numbers released by their employers during the year 171,506 174,679 176,102 193,929 Percentage 14.8 14.4 13.4 14.6 Scotland Estimated numbers insured at end of May 163,000 162,000 168,000 163,000 Numbers released by their employers during the year 15,002 14,271 13,704 14,745 Percentage 9.2 8.8 8.2 9.0