§ 43. Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many students are attending full-time courses in management subjects at the present time in universities, colleges of advanced technology, colleges of technology and similar establishments supported by the state; of this number, how many have had more than five years' practical experience of management in industry and commerce; and if he is satisfied with the availability of such courses, the numbers using them, and the standard of management instruction.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe figures for which the hon. Member asks could not be obtained without extensive special inquiry, but courses in management subjects are now available in some thirty university institutions and some fifty maintained colleges of technology and other establishments of further education. On present evidence the supply of such courses is adequate to the demand; indeed, more support for them would be welcome. In so far as my right hon. Friend is responsible for the standard of instruction in them, the answer to the last few words of the Question is "Yes".