§ Mr. Willeyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the total number of students at colleges of education on the latest available date;
(2) what is the total number of students at university departments of education on the latest available date;
(3) what is the number of students completing courses for initial training of teachers at colleges of education in 1969–70 on the latest available date;
(4) what is the number of students completing courses for initial training of 301W teachers at university departments of education in 1969–70 on the latest available date.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe total number of students, excluding serving teachers, in colleges of education in England and Wales—including departments of education in technical colleges and art teacher training centres—in the academic year 1969–70 was 107,963 and in university departments of education 4,724. Provisional figures for 1970–71 are 111,996 and 5,220 respectively. The latest available figures of students completing courses of initial training are those for 1968–69, which were 31,035 in colleges of education and 4,502 in university departments of education.