§ Mr. LI. Williamsasked the Minister of Transport if he will make a statement on the progress of the Tops of the Valleys Road, South Wales.
§ Mr. Marples:Work on Stage One of the Heads of the Valleys Road, between Abergavenny and Brynmawr is due to be finished in July, 1962. The contractors are making steady progress but have been hindered by bad weather for several months.
Work on Stage Two, between Dowlais Top and Hirwaun, should start this year
Subject Total number of First Year students Qualified by G.C.E. Qualified by O.N.C. Qualified by other qualifications Aeronautical Engineering 83 65 16 2 Applied Biology 38 38 — — *Applied Biochemistry 13 13 *Applied Pharmacology Applied Chemistry Chemical Technology 219 180 36 3 Industrial Chemistry Building 12 5 5 2 Chemical Engineering 54 47 5 2 Civil Engineering 86 59 22 5 Electrical Engineering 467 325 129 13 Instrument and Control Engineering 14 12 2 — Mathematics 74 74 — — Mechanical and Production Engineering 493 263 196 34 Metallurgy 36 23 11 2 Physics 178 149 27 2 Naval Architecture 2 — 2 — TOTALS 1,769 1,253 451 65 *The first two years of these courses are common.
§ Mr. Albuasked the Minister of Education to publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of students in each of the years of the courses for the
48Wand should take about three years to complete.
Stage Three, from Brynmawr to Dowlais Top, is under preparation.