§ 6. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Education what increase took place in the school population of England and Wales, respectively, from July, 1951, to 30th September, 1951; and what increase in the number of teachers employed took place between the same dates.
§ Miss HorsbrughFigures for July and September are not available. Between January, 1951, and January, 1952, the number of children on the registers of schools maintained by English education authorities increased by 224,904, and by Welsh education authorities by 10,472. During the same period the numbers of full-time teachers in posts increased by 5,881 and 298, respectively.