§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of all children over two years of age and under five years of age are attending maintained nursery schools in each county and county borough of Wales.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe numbers of children aged 2, 3 and 4 years attending maintained nursery schools in Wales in January, 1970, expressed as a percentage of the estimated total numbers in those age groups were as follows:
(2) (3) (4) Breconshire … 0.93 4 Nil Carmarthenshire … 0.04 0.92 0.68 Flintshire … 0.06 1.78 0.73 Glamorgan … 0.31 1.93 2.00 Monmouthshire … 0.72 5.57 3.28 Cardiff … 0.64 6.20 7.02 Merthyr Tydfil … 0.22 1.54 1.54 Newport … 0.23 9.09 8.47 Swansea … 0.45 4.50 4.20 The remaining eight authorities had no maintained nursery schools at that time
In addition, all local education authorities in Wales admit children to primary 58W schools under 5 years of age. The proportion of these age groups ill maintained primary schools at that date is estimated to be as follows:
2 years … … 0.07 per cent. 3 years … … 6.3 per cent. 4 years … … 57 per cent.
§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how much per annum is spent by each county and county borough in Wales on the provision of nursery education.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasAll local education authorities in Wales admit children to primary schools under 5 years of age. Nine authorities also maintain nursery schools, and in 1969–70 the expenditure of each of these authorities on these schools was as follows:
£ Breconshire … 6,852 Carmarthenshire … 7,031 Flintshire … 3,363 Glamorgan … 96,536 Monmouthshire … 124,954 Cardiff … 90,997 Merthyr Tydfil … 3,114 Newport … 41,934 Swansea … 35,742