HC Deb 29 January 1959 vol 598 cc150-1W
Mr. M. Stewart

asked the Minister of Education how many of the State scholarships, General Certificate of Education and Supplemental, awarded for the first time in 1958 were honorary awards carrying only the £50 merit award, covered the full cost of fees, but not maintenance, covered 50 per cent. of fees and maintenance, and covered the whole cost of the course, respectively.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

The number of students taking up State Scholarships in October, 1958, is as follows:

of children now attending all-age schools in England and Wales and in Berkshire compared with 1951.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

The information is as follows:

13-year-old pupils in all-age schools expressed as a percentage of all pupils in maintained and assisted schools
January, 1951 January, 1958
England and Wales 16.9 6.7
Berkshire 34.5 12.0