HC Deb 17 March 1960 vol 619 c119W
72. Mr. Holt

asked the Minister of Education if he will make a statement on his policy towards technical colleges running full time degree courses.

Sir D. Eccles

The 1956 White Paper on Technical Education, a copy of which I am sending to the hon. Member, gave the reasons why courses leading to the Diploma in Technology seem likely in most cases to serve the needs of the technical colleges better than those leading to an external degree. There is no objection to colleges which already provide degree courses continuing to do so provided that the necessary number of students is available, and there may be some cases in which it will be justifiable to start new degree courses.