HC Deb 16 November 1916 vol 87 cc1040-1W
Mr. KING

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will state for the last three years for which information is available the number of students intending to be teachers, recognised for the first time during each year, in conformity with Column 10 of Table 52 of Cd. 8907.

Mr. LEWIS

The following table gives the number of students intending to be teachers recognised for the first time during the year:

1913–14. 1914–15. 1915–16.
England 5,022 5,517 6,203*
Wales 754 851 851*
5,776 6,368 7,054*
* The figures for 1915–16 are subject to correction.

Mr. KING

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will state, for the year 1914–15, the annual output of trained teachers (in continuation of Table 54 (7) (e) of Statistics, 1913–14 [Cd. 8097])?

Mr. LEWIS

The number of students who finished their period of training in training colleges for elementary school teachers in 1914-15 was 4,836 (l,179 men and 3,657 women).