HC Deb 26 February 1971 vol 812 cc267-8W
Mr. Rhodes

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will give details of the numbers of students under 18 years of age at present enrolled in craft courses in building subjects in institutions of further education in England and Wales and give the comparative figures for 1969–70 and 1968–69.

Mrs. Thatcher

The estimated numbers of students under 18 years of age enrolled in craft courses leading to recognised qualifications in building subjects in November of the years 1967, 1968 and 1969 were 30,900, 28,900 and 25,600 respectively. Figures for November, 1970, are not yet available.