Mr. Idwal Jonesasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education how many local authorities in Wales raised the evening school fees during the 1956–57 session in accordance with Circular 307; and what were the number of courses held and the number of students enrolled during 1955–56 and 1956–57 under the authorities who raised the fees.
§ Sir E. BoyleTwelve local education authorities in Wales made some increases in their fees for evening classes after the issue of Circular 307. Their student enrolments at the beginning of the 1955…56 and 1956…57 sessions were 69,324 and 63,481 respectively. The number of50W classes concerned was 8,302 in 1955–56. The figure for 1956–57 is not yet available.