HC Deb 21 October 1954 vol 531 c202W
67. Mr. J. Johnson

asked the Minister of Education the ratio of major to minor awards given by local education authorities for university students and technical college students, respectively.

Sir D. Eccles

The latest figures are those which are given in Table 98 of my Department's Annual Report for the year 1953 and relate to the academic year 1952–53. In that year the number of new local education authority awards taken up in England and Wales was as follows:

Universities and University Colleges
Major 9,000
Minor 928
Further Education Establishments
Major 2,767
Minor 3,622