HC Deb 26 July 1977 vol 936 c128W
14. Mr. Wyn Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she is satisfied with the level of academic attainment in teachers' training colleges in Wales.

Mr. Oakes

My right hon. Friend believes that the colleges generally have maintained good standards despite the abnormal strains they have had to endure in recent years.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teacher training college places there are in Humberside; and how this compares with the situation five years ago and 10 years ago.

Mr. Oakes

1,170 in the academic year 1976–77, and 1,695 in the academic years 1972–73 and 1967–68.

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