§ Mr. Rhodesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the percentage of recruits to the administrative class of the Civil Service by direct entry from the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Newcastle, Durham, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester and Liverpool, respectively, in each of the periods 1948–53, 1954–59, 1960–64; and what percentage of these recruits in each period were previously educated at headmasters' conference schools.
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§ Mr. MacDermotThe following information has been supplied by the Civil Service Commissioners.
University Number of Recruits Percentage of Total Recruits Percentage of Col. 1 Educated at Headmasters Conference Schools* Per cent. Per cent. Oxford 1948–53 116 44 74 1954–59 127 45 44.1 1960–64 113 44 71 Cambridge 1948–53 74 28 56 1954–59 100 36 44 1960–64 94 37 63 Newcastle 1948–53 1 0.4 — 1954–59 — — — 1960–64 1 0.4 — Durham 1948–53 — — — 1954–59 1 0.35 — 1960–64 — — — Leeds 1948–53 — — — 1954–59 1 0.35 — 1960–64 2 0.8 50 Sheffield 1948–53 — — — 1954–59 — — — 1960–64 — — — Manchester 1948–53 2 0.8 — 1954–59 2 0.7 — 1960–64 1 0.4 — Liverpool 1948–53 1 0.4 100 1954–59 2 0.7 — 1960–64 1 0.4 — Note: Information about the schools of entrants in 1948 is not available. Column 3 therefore covers 1949–1953 where appropriate.