asked the Minister of Labour how many students have enrolled for the general business course and the specialised business course, respectively, during the past 12 months.

During the 12 months ended 30th June, 1947, 5,023 undertook the General Business Course. The numbers placed in Specialised Courses during the period was 3,000.

asked the Minister of Labour which industries are co-operating in setting up specialised business courses within their industries.

Specialised courses have been established by over 2,400 firms in a wide range of industries. The following are the industries in which more than 100 firms have done so: electrical engineering, clothing manufacture, textile manufacture, building and contracting, motor-car distribution and servicing, paper and printing. 1,400 of the firms are in these industries.