§ 67. Mr. J. Johnsonasked 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. EcclesThe 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