§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Minister of Education if he is aware that in his advertisement for young women between 21 and 35 to undertake teaching in the national schools, there was no condition that applicants should furnish evidence of previous national or war service; whether, as this has misled applicants, he will correct the advertisement; and will he state what has been the response to it so far.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe advertisements to which the hon. Member refers were necessarily brief and asked women who were interested to apply for further information. The leaflets which were given to all inquirers referred clearly to the requirement of previous national service, and I do not therefore think that any suitable candidates will have been misled on this point. Since the beginning of the recent campaign to recruit additional women for the Emergency Teacher Training Scheme, about 10,000 applications have been received.