HC Deb 17 July 1969 vol 787 c142W
34. Mr. J. E. B. Hill

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he estimates that the Robbins Committee Report target of 111.000 places in colleges of education by 1973–74 will be reached; and what plans he has for further expansion thereafter.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

I estimate that the target set for 1973–74 will be reached this year or next. Existing plans are likely to produce a further increase of about 8,000 places over the next four or five years.