HC Deb 20 March 1952 vol 497 c240W
126. Mr. F. Willey

asked the Minister of Education how many schoolchildren in Sunderland are being taught in classes of over 40 children.

Miss Horsbrugh

In January, 1951, the latest date for which the information is readily available, there were 7,740 children in classes with over 40 pupils on the registers in primary and secondary schools maintained by the Sunderland education authority.