§ 59. Mr. Woofasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education when the gymnasium of Hookergate Grammar School, County Durham, is going to be completed.
§ Sir E. Boyle:My noble Friend expects to approve this project for inclusion in the Durham local education authority's school building programme for 1959–60, and it should be completed by the end of 1959 or soon afterwards.
— Local education authority awards autumn, 1956, per 1,000 in age group* tenable at State Scholarships taken up in 1956–7 per 1,000 in age group 17-year-old pupils in January, 1956 in schools maintained or assisted by local education authorities as a percentage of 14-year-old pupils in January, 1953 Universities Further Education Establishments (Full-time courses) Surrey … … … 34 21 11 10.2 Lancashire … … 30 18 6 6.4 Kent … … … 24 31 8 7.1 Middlesex … … … 22 18 8 7.3 Durham … … … 21 10 3 5.2 Essex … … … 21 16 5 5.2 YorksW.R. … … 18 12 5 6.6 Birmingham … … 18 6 5 4.1 London … … … 18 15 6 5.7 Staffordshire … … 14 11 4 4.5 * Age group based on average of appropriate three years in 1951 census.