HC Deb 10 November 1958 vol 595 cc16-7W
Mr. Albu

asked the Minister of Education the number of students in each of the years of courses for the diploma in technology and the corresponding figures at the same period last year, distinguishing whole-time and sandwich-course students.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

The National Council for Technological Awards has given me the following information about the number of students in courses leading to the Diploma in Technology:

Service relating to unestablished service being counted in full for pension purposes, paragraph 743, are to be implemented in the near future.

Mr. Simon

The Royal Commission on the Civil Service made no recommendation on this matter. It gave as its view that the sole consideration is that of cost. While not necessarily accepting this, I regard cost as the decisive consideration and I do not propose to ask for any change in the law.