§ Mr. Skeffingtonasked the Minister of Education how many technical state scholarships have been awarded in the last five years; and what numbers had enrolled in colleges of advanced technology, other technical colleges, and universities, respectively.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe number of technical state scholarships offered and
— Technical Colleges Colleges of Advanced Technology* Cranfield, College of Aeronautics Universities and University Colleges Total 1952–53 … … 27 — — 68 95 1953–54 … … 25 — 2 92 119 1954–55 … … 26 — 3 90 119 1955–56 … … 11 — 2 90 103 1956–57 … … 16 9 4 100 129 * This column relates to eight colleges, of which at the present time three have been designated, and five have been provisionally designated as Colleges of Advanced Technology.