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Local Authority Employees (Part-time Day Release)

Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 2nd July 1959.

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Photo of Sir Austen Albu Sir Austen Albu , Edmonton 12:00 am, 2nd July 1959

asked the Minister of Education what advice he has given to local education authorities about the granting of part-time day release to their employees.

Photo of Sir Edward Boyle Sir Edward Boyle , Birmingham Handsworth

None, Sir. The record of local government in this sphere compares favourably with that of other occupations.

Photo of Sir Austen Albu Sir Austen Albu , Edmonton

Does the hon. Gentleman realise that there are local education authorities which do not give part-time release to laboratory technicians who wish to take technical qualifications, and does he not think this very undesirable?

Photo of Sir Edward Boyle Sir Edward Boyle , Birmingham Handsworth

I will certainly look into that. In local government as a whole, 52 per cent. of boys and 48 per cent. of girls under 18 were given day release in 1957–58, which is not too bad a percentage.