§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give a breakdown into counties of the 5,885 children receiving, only part-time education in Scotland; and what is the official definition of part-time education.
§ Mr. Ross:The total is made up of 3,490 primary and 327 secondary pupils in Glasgow, 868 secondary pupils in Dunbartonshire, 600 primary pupils in Lanarkshire and 167 primary and 433 secondary pupils in Renfrewshire. The amount of school time lost varies and the
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Year Boys under 18 enrolled in day (including block) release classes* Column (2) as percentage of Boys under 18 in insured employment Girls under 18 enrolled in day (including block) release classes* Column (4) as percentage of girls under 18 in insured employment 1958 … … … … 15,119 18.4 2,815 3.5 1959 … … … … 14,352 17.9 2,911 3.6 1960 … … … … 13,790 16.6 2,940 3.5 1961 … … … … 14,854 18.6 3,053 3.7 1962 … … … … 17,033 20.3 3,226 3.8 1963 … … … … 18,420 20.9 3,813 4.2 1964 … … … … 19,931 22.4 4,204 4.6 1965 … … … … 21,496 26.2 4,299 4.9 1966 … … … … 19,761 25.3 4,103 5.1 1967 … … … … 21,443 27.5 4,478 5.5 (estimated) (estimated) * The statistical basis of these returns was changed in 1966.
§ Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland in which subjects are day release facilities available for boys and girls.
§ Mr. Ross:I am sending my right hon. Friend a copy of the latest edition of my Department's Directory of Day Courses, which gives information as to courses for each further education college. Information as to subjects and numbers of day-release students is given in tables 16, 17 and 18 of "Scottish Educational Statistics, 1966".