§ Mr. Duncanasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education what were the gross and net costs per student in all the London polytechnics during the last year for which figures are available?
Mr. LindsayFor the year 1937–38 the estimated gross cost of the 10 polytechnics which are aided by the London County Council was £654,800 and the net cost falling upon public funds was £474,400. The total number of students in attendance was 5,577 full-time and 46,023 part-time. Owing to the large variation in the number of hours attended by students it is not possible to give a satisfactory figure of cost per student calculated upon the number of students in attendance, but the Council estimate the average net cost per 100 student hours at £5.