Hull

HC Deb 22 July 1964 vol 699 cc99-100W

Mr. Coalson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of teachers in Hull schools now, compared with 1951.

Mr. Hogg

The number of teachers in maintained primary and secondary schools in Hull in January 1963 was 2,216 compared with 1,556 in January 1951. These figures include the full time equivalent of part-time teachers.

Mr. Coulson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of the schoolchildren of Hull now stay on at school after the age of 15 years, compared with 1951.

Mr. Hogg

At the January 1963 count, 15-year old pupils in maintained secondary and all-age schools in Hull represented 30.7 per cent. of the 13-year old pupils who had been attending these schools two years earlier. The corresponding percentage in January 1951, was 24.5.

Mr. Coulson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the level of expenditure on education in Hull in 1951–52 and 1963–64, respectively.

Mr. Hogg

Expenditure by the local education authority in 1951–52 was £1.8 millions; the estimate for 1963–64 is £6.2 millions.