HC Deb 26 November 1953 vol 521 cc80-1W
105 and 106. Miss Bacon

asked the Minister of Education (1) if she is now in a position to state the average number of university awards, per 10,000 of the population, made by local authorities, with the separate figures for Leeds, Cardiganshire and the West Riding of Yorkshire;

(2) if she is now in a position to state the average amount spent by local authorities on university awards per head of the population; and the separate figures for Leeds, Carmarthenshire and the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Miss Horsbrugh

The figures are given in the following table. The averages are

UNIVERSITY AWARDS BY LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES
Estimated population age 5–14 years Total awards taken up in 1952 Total awards taken up in 1952 per 10,000 age 5–14 estimated population Expenditure during academic year 1951–52 Average expenditure during academic year 1951–52 per head of age 5–14 estimated population
Total for whole of England and Wales 6,013,900 9,623 16.001 £ 5,169,455 £ .859
Leeds C.B. 67,100 74 11.028 12,346 .184
Yorks. (West Riding) 227,700 246 10.804 104,754 .460
Cardiganshire 7,500 41 54.667 12,897 1.720
Carmarthenshire 23,100 123 53.246 63,723 2.758