§ Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what have been the number of pupils attending independent schools per annum for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe information, for January of each year, is as follows:
1961 495,441 1962 494,959 1963 485,458 1964 469,344 1965 457,314 1966 448,824 1967 437,508 1968 422,287 1969 417,249 1970 413,788 1971 408,394