§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the success of Learn to Swim Year encouraged by his Department, in terms of numbers who have enrolled for swimming tuition.
§ Mr. Eldon GriffithsPrecise information is not available about the numbers enrolled for swimming tuition, but over 200 local authorities notified the organisers of their active support, 465 authorities applied for publicity material, and a great number of other authorities facilitated local effort in their areas. I have no doubt that many more people learned to swim as a result of the campaign than would have learned if the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and the Amateur Swimming Association had not taken the initiative in organising it, and I welcome this opportunity of paying tribute to their success.