§ Mr. John Wellsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many speech therapists were employed by local education authorities in England and Wales at the last convenient date and five years earlier.
§ Miss Bacon672 in December 1968, 481 in December 1963. In terms of full-time staff they represented the equivalent of 471 and 385 respectively.
§ Mr. John Wellsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many speech therapists have qualified in England and Wales in the five most recent years for which figures are available.
1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 £ £ £ £ £ Boys Clubs of Wales … … Nil 4,300 4,750 5,000 5,250 Presbyterian Church of Wales … Nil 300 300 350 370 Provincial Youth Council of Church in Wales … … 1,750 1,800 1,900 2,000 2,000 Welsh Association of Youth Clubs 7,500 7,500 7,850 8,600 9,000 Girl Guides Association, Wales … … 1,500 1,550 1,650 1,730 1,800 Council of Social Service (Wales and Monmouthshire) … … 800 800 800 840 840 Welsh League of Youth … … 9,000 9,350 9,800 10,300 10,800 In addition, the Government grant-aided a large number of local voluntary organisations in Wales during the same period towards the capital cost of providing or improving youth facilities.
These grants can be summarised as follows:—
£ 1965–19 offers of grant amounting to 37,146 1966–14 offers of grant amounting to 35,826 1967–38 offers of grant amounting to 64,747 1968–29 offers of grant amounting to 68,501 1969–27 offers of grant amounting to 39,095 They include capital grants made to Boys Clubs of Wales (£1,959). Girl Guides Association Wales (£2,060). Welsh League of Youth (£8,492).