asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans he has for increasing the number of students who obtain day-release from employment to attend further education courses in Scotland.

The Scottish Technical Education Consultative Council has carried out a review at my request. I have accepted its recommendation that a new campaign should be undertaken to promote the progress of part-time day education and that a target of 100,000 day-release students should be set for Scotland for 1970. Each education authority is being asked to consider in consultation with other interests, targets appropriate for its area.