§ Mr. McInnesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will issue an up-to-date version of Table V of the White Paper on Technical Education, Command Paper No. 9703, giving full
EDUCATIONAL YEAR 1957–58 Students "Released" from Industry—Scotland Boys and girls aged under 18 years released by their employers to attend courses for part-time education shown as percentage of the estimated number aged under 18 years who are insured under the National Insurance Acts. Industry Estimated Number employed at end of May, 1958* Numbers released by employers during year ended 31.7.58 Numbers released as per cent. of numbers insured (1) (2) (3) (4) Public Administration and Local Authority services 3,260 2,014 62 Mining and Quarrying … … … … 6,370 3,254 51 Building and Contracting … … … … 11,330 2,908 26 Engineering, Metal Manufacture, Metal Goods … 25,190 6,237 25 Chemicals and Allied Trades … … … … 1,790 227 13 Miscellaneous Services … … … … 9,280 628 7 Other Manufacturing Industries (including Leather, Wood and Cork, Precision Instruments, Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mining Products) … … 6,720 300 4 Paper and Printing … … … … … 7,120 313 4 Distributive Trades … … … … … 38,660 1,082 3 Food, Drink and Tobacco … … … … 10,410 278 3 Textiles and Clothing … … … … … 18,920 451 2 Transport … … … … … … 6,300 104 2 Insurance, Banking and Finance and Professional Services … … … … … … 9,160 79 1 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing … … … 8,490 59 1 Total … … … … … 163,000 17,934 11 * Figures supplied by the Ministry of Labour and National Service.