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115.
Mr. J. Johnson
asked the Minister of Education if he will give the numbers of students at technical colleges in England and Wales, who were engaged in part-time education, for the years 1947, 1948 and 1949, respectively.
Mr. Tomlinson
The answer is as follows:PART-TIME STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES
The following figures include attendance at technical and commercial colleges and institutes recognised under the Further Education Grant Regulations as providing day or day and evening courses. They do not include attendance at evening institutes (recognised as providing evening work only) or art colleges.
PART-TIME DAY STUDENTS
Educational year
| Men
| Women
| Total
| |
| 1946–47 | … | 134,839 | 43,136 | 177,975 |
| 1947–48 | … | 154,020 | 49,074 | 203,094 |
| 1948–49 | … | 179,219 | 59,835 | 239,054 |
EVENING STUDENTS
Educational year
| Men
| Women
| Total
| |
| 1946–47 | … | 272,070 | 178,692 | 450,762 |
| 1947–48 | … | 338,150 | 203,869 | 542,019 |
| 1948–49 | … | 385,684 | 220,404 | 606,088 |