COLONIAL STUDENTS, UNITED KINGDOM

HC Deb 19 February 1951 vol 484 cc155-6W

Mr. P. Smithers

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many colonial students studying in Britain with the

134. Mr. P. Wells

asked the Minister of Works what are the current prices of all grades of Kent stock bricks; and how do these compare with prices operating in 1939–45 and 1950.

Mr. Stokes

The information is given in the following table of figures; prices may vary slightly at different works, but the figures are those of the largest producers.

assistance of United Kingdom or other Government funds are married; and how many of the said married students are accompanied by their wives or husbands.

Mr. J. Griffiths

Approximately 520, of whom 118 are at present accompanied by their wives or husbands. In some cases both husband and wife are students.

Mr. P. Smithers

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps he is taking to assist the West Indian Students' Union to obtain suitable premises for the establishment of a students' social centre.

Mr. J. Griffiths

I am in sympathy with this project and propose to invite the colonial Governments concerned to give their sympathetic interest and consider whether any financial support could be provided from either public or private sources.