§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many applications have been received at training colleges for married women's part-time teacher training; and how many of these have been turned away through lack of places.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe three colleges of education already running experimental part-time courses received between them just over 300 applications for their first courses and for the second course at one college starting next September which was advertised as the same time. The three courses now running started with a total of 100 students, and 60 other applicants have so far been accepted for subsequent courses. Forty of the remaining applications were withdrawn, 60 were found to be unacceptable and the others are still under consideration.