§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the figures for the pupil/teacher ratio for primary and secondary schools, respectively, for the whole of England for the last six years.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe figures are as follows:
PUPILS PER TEACHER IN MAINTAINED SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND Primary Secondary January, 1965 28.5 18.7 January, 1966 28.2 18.3 January, 1967 28.1 18.1 January, 1968 28.1 18.1 January, 1969 27.9 17.9 January, 1970 27.5 17.7 Note: Unqualified teachers are included.