§ Sir H. O'NEILLasked the President of the Board of Education the number of inspectors of secondary, continuation, technical and public elementary schools, respectively, in England and Wales on 31st March, 1930; the number of pupils enrolled in each of these categories of schools on that date; and the aggregate amount of the sums involved in paying the salaries and expenses of each category of inspectors for the year ended 31st March, 1930?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThe latest available returns for the number of pupils enrolled in the various types of schools referred to relate to the year 1929. The figures, which are taken as on the 31st March, or other more appropriate date in the school year, are as follow:
Number of pupils and students on the registers. Public elementary schools 5,565,565 Secondary schools 463,027 Continuation and technical schools (including schools of art, evening classes and adult education classes): Full time 33,500 Part time 932,099 Total 6,994,191 The total number of the Board's inspectorate on 31st March, 1929 (and also on 31st March, 1930), was 334, of whom some 87 officers were concerned with more than one branch of education, the remainder being allocated approximately as follows: Elementary, 188; secondary, 28; continuation, technical and 1977W art schools, 31. The aggregate amount involved in paying the salaries and expenses of these officers for the year ending 31st March, 1930, was £310,829 (salaries £261,409, expenses £49,420). It would be impossible without disproportionate labour to allocate this amount as between the different categories of inspection.
§ Sir H. O'NEILLasked the President of the Board of Education the number of pensioned secondary and continuation school teachers in England and Wales on 31st March, 1930; the number of pensioned public elementary school teachers on the same date; and the amount of money paid in pensions to each category of retired teachers during the year ended at that date?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThere were 29,804 retired teachers in receipt of pensions on 31st March, 1930, and the expenditure on pensions and gratuities in the year ended on that date amounted to £4,776,392. No records are kept which would enable me to apportion these totals as between teachers in schools of various types.