ADULT EDUCATION (GRANTS)

HC Deb 27 March 1946 vol 421 cc42-6W

Mr. Willis

asked the Minister of Education the amounts of grants given in support of adult education for the last complete year for which statistics are available; the names of the organisations receiving such grants; the amount received in each case; and the figures for each year since 1936.

Miss Wilkinson:

The following return shows the grants paid to each responsible body for adult education from 1938–39 to 1944–45 inclusive. Detailed figures for 1936–37 and 1937–38 are not readily available, but the total grants for these years amounted to £89,095 13s. 3d. and £94,975 4s. 1d. respectively.

Return showing the amounts of grants paid to Responsible Bodies under the Adult Education Regulations in the School Years 1938–39 to 1944–45.
Responsible Body	Amounts of Grants.
School Year 1938–39.	School Year 1939–40.	School Year 1940–41.	School Year 1941–42.	School Year 1942–43.	School Year 1943–44.	School Year 1944–45.
I. ENGLAND.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Birmingham University Joint Committee	3,121	3	2	3,347	3	1	2,833	6	8	3,346	12	9	3,416	9	11	3,586	4	6	4,083	2	6
Birmingham University Extension Committee	—	—	—	—	11	5	0	—	—
Bristol University Joint Committee	2,999	1	8	2,942	2	5	2,338	9	9	2,003	13	11	1,847	3	9	1,940	0	9	2,800	14	3
Cambridge University Board of Extra-Mural Studies	3,285	6	4	2,625	10	8	2,899	4	8	3,910	2	1	4,044	18	4	4,636	1	10	5,904	9	3
Durham University (Durham Division) Board for Extra-Mural Studies	2,256	15	7	2,277	0	9	2,083	9	5	2,137	10	0	2,061	4	0	2,182	0	9	2,274	8	10
Durham University King's College Board of Extra-Mural Studies	2,962	15	6	2,430	15	8	2,652	10	4	2,624	16	8	2,798	8	9	3,124	4	10	2,932	5	7
Durham University Vacation Course Joint Committee	125	0	0	—	45	0	0	—	—	—	—
Hull University College	3,708	19	11	3,238	1	1	1,444	3	7	1,382	14	0	1,354	2	6	1,313	4	0	1,632	4	0
Leeds University Joint Committee	5,489	16	1	5,414	0	0	5,112	2	2	5,030	16	8	4,805	2	7	5,153	4	5	5,286	0	0
Leicestershire Adult Education Joint Committee	1,047	15	0	798	8	10	643	7	9	713	12	6	704	1	5	741	0	0	732	3	0
Leicester University College Joint Committee	1,763	14	9	2,007	12	11	1,849	14	8	1,946	1	4	1,944	4	5	1,968	5	7	1,856	7	2
Liverpool University Joint Committee	4,349	17	5	3,763	18	2	3,256	0	0	3,584	5	0	4,299	0	0	4,824	0	3	5,399	3	0
London University Extension and Tutorial Classes Council (Tutorial Classes Committee)	3,855	14	7	3,662	10	9	2,136	1	7	2,604	6	0	3,238	13	2	4,183	17	6	4,540	5	4
London University Extension and Tutorial Classes Council (University Extension Committee)	889	18	2	122	10	0	464	17	9	572	12	10	505	9	5	462	9	5	499	16	4
Manchester University Joint Committee	5,425	0	0	5,213	11	0	5,348	9	2	5,447	6	3	5,857	12	3	6,059	0	1	6,935	17	8
Nottingham University College Joint Committee	7,738	5	1	7,034	19	7	7,130	7	6	7,216	12	3	7,251	8	0	7,318	12	8	7,812	9	2
Oxford University Delegacy for Extra-Mural Studies (Tutorial Class Committee)	3,364	0	0	3,620	12	7	3,634	5	6	3,795	19	1	3,736	12	6	4,370	13	7	4,711	5	7
Oxford University Delegacy for Extra-Mural Studies (University Extension Lectures Committee)	299	16	3	289	5	0	155	3	9	282	11	10	325	17	6	367	10	0	414	7	6
Reading University Joint Committee	210	0	0	157	14	5	162	12	6	121	5	0	160	10	0	166	2	6	194	5	0
Sheffield University Joint Committee	5,734	10	8	5,406	14	4	5,471	10	10	5,191	10	0	5,145	17	6	5,478	17	6	6,063	3	9
Southampton University College Joint Committee	873	10	11	967	4	3	766	14	2	1,140	5	0	1,035	14	3	935	12	9	1,058	18	3
Southampton University College Extension Committee University College of the South West of England Joint	331	13	3	213	14	10	147	10	0	111	1	8	92	2	6	66	0	0	141	5	8
Committee	1,279	19	2	1,365	2	5	826	8	8	872	18	9	1,067	0	0	1,052	7	0	1,133	16	8
Bangor Vacation Course (Joint Committee of Manchester University and University College of North Wales)	220	0	0	—	160	0	0	215	0	0	350	0	0	350	0	0	350	0	0
Chester Vacation Course (Joint Committee of W.E.A. and Liverpool University)	130	0	0	130	0	0	140	0	0	—	—	—	—
Reading Vacation Course (Joint Committee of W.E.A. and Oxford University)	160	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—

Return showing the amounts, of grants paid to Responsible Bodies under the Adult Education Regulations in the School Years 1938–39 to 1944–45—continued.
Responsible Body	Amounts of Grants.
School Year 1938–39	School Year 1939–40	School Year 1940–41	School Year 1941–42	School Year 1942–43	School Year 1943–44	School Year 1944–45
I. ENGLAND—continued	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.
Yorkshire Vacation Course (Joint Committee of Leeds University and Hull University College)	320	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Workers' Educational Association (Local Branches, England)	13,2l8	12	6	11,839	5	7	10,147	0	3	12,735	15	5	18,371	19	11	20,863	0	1	20,783	14	4
Cornwall Adult Education Joint Committee	243	7	0	199	10	0	282	0	0	283	2	6	189	0	0	231	15	0	328	2	6
Educational Settlements Association	303	17	4	120	3	9	177	7	8	216	1	7	314	15	10	548	13	7	608	13	5
National Council of Y.M.CA's. (England)	36	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
National Industrial Alliance	188	12	6	135	17	6	58	8	2	59	5	0	59	5	0	55	10	0	53	15	11
North and East Yorkshire and North Lindsey Adult Education Committee	2.250	18	8	1.637	10	9	1.366	0	7	1.146	9	4	1.292	9	8	1.375	5	5	1.716	8	7
Oxford, Catholic Workers' College	358	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bournville. Fircroft College	607	6	8	261	6	8	—	—	—	—	—
Hillcroft Residential College for Working Women	684	13	4	306	4	5	277	6	8	465	15	0	287	18	4	—	—
Oxford, Ruskin College	1,124	0	0	550	10	0	—	—	—	—	—
TOTAL FOR ENGLAND	80,958	1	6	72,079	1	5	64,000	19	9	69,158	2	5	76,568	6	6	83,354	0	0	90,247	3	3
II. WALES.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.	£.	s.	d.
University College of Wales Joint Committee	2,114	3	3	1,699	7	2	1,827	9	8	1,753	13	4	2,149	8	10	2,768	15	6	3,319	10	5
University College of North Wales Joint Committee	2,575	15	2	2,525	18	7	2,312	14	2	2,329	17	11	2,375	3	9	2,579	15	10	2,958	11	6
University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire Joint Committee	3,108	16	6	3,019	0	0	2,590	6	3	2,879	15	0	2,681	3	1	2,980	6	3	2,637	5	0
University College of Swansea Joint Committee	2,149	0	0	1,912	16	11	1.298	0	0	1,233	17	6	1,302	10	0	1.343	0	0	2,052	15	2
Workers' Educational Association (Local Branches Wales')	3,398	10	0	3,119	1	5	2,513	7	0	2,795	0	9	2.793	3	9	1,233	17	6	2,481	1	3
Welsh National Council of Music	715	3	0	565	10	0	590	5	0	622	8	9	485	3	9	474	5	0	510	16	3
Welsh National Council of Y.M.CA's	188	0	0	156	7	6	110	5	0	85	0	0	124	5	0	104	10	0	93	17	6
Coleg Harlech	1,136	13	4	651	2	7	12	0	0	210	0	0	220	0	0	253	0	0	308	0	0
TOTAL FOR WALES	15.386	1	3	13,649	4	2	11,254	7	1	11,909	13	3	12,130	18	2	13,125	10	1	14,361	17	1
GRAND TOTAL	£96,344	2	9	85,728	5	7	75,264	6	10	81,067	15	8	88,699	4	8	96,479	10	1	*104,609	0	4
*Provisional figures subject to amendment