HC Deb 22 February 1940 vol 357 c1574W
Sir A. Knox

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education, how many evacuated children and how many local children, respectively, are attending school full-time, and how many half-time in the counties of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire?

Mr. Lindsay

Following is the answer:

Berkshire.
Local Children. Evacuated Children.
Elementary
Full-time 17,260 3,842
Half-time 1,987 1,120
Higher
Full-time 1,870 45
Half-time 801 1,138

Buckinghamshire.
Local Children. Evacuated Children.
Elementary
Full-time 26,088 8,507
Half-time* 2,217 1,161
Higher
Full-time 2,610 1,275
Half-time* 806 622
* These children are receiving much more than half-time education but not sufficient to include them in the full-time category.
There are no children in either county receiving less than half-time education.