HC Deb 30 November 1972 vol 847 cc241-3W
Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) whether she is aware that in January, 1972 there were 400 children on the roll at Upton Cross Junior School, Newham of whom 193 or 48.3 per cent. were immigrants; and what are the latest figures;

(2) whether she is aware that in January, 1972 there were 508 children on the roll at Harold Road Secondary School, Newham, of whom 208 or 40.9 per cent. are immigrants; and what are the latest figures;

(3) whether she is aware that in January, 1972 there were 213 children on the roll at Upton Cross Infants School, Newham, of whom 82, or 38.5 per cent. were immigrants; and what are the latest figures;

(4) whether she is aware that in January, 1972 there were 407 children on the roll at Elmhurst Junior School, Newham, of whom 194, or 47.7 per cent. are immigrants; and what are the latest figures;

(5) whether she is aware that in January, 1972 there were 250 children on the roll at Elmhurst Infants School, Newham, of whom 97, or 38.8 per cent., are immigrants; and what are the latest figures.

Mr. St. John-Stevas

No later figures are available. Statistics of immigrant pupils in individual counties and county boroughs are compiled from returns supplied each January by local education authorities.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the number of children on the roll of each stated school in each local education authority area which includes a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons by a member of Her Majesty's Government, in January, July and August, 1972 and at the latest available date and of how many of these were immigrants; and what percentage these were of the total number of pupils on each date.

Mr. St. John-Stevas

Statistics of immigrant pupils in individual counties and county boroughs are compiled from returns supplied each January by local education authorities. The Department does not collect information by reference to parliamentary constituencies.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she is aware that in January 1972 there were 7,201 immigrant children of school age out of a total school population of 40,364 in maintained primary and secondary schools in the London Borough of Newham; and what are the latest figures.

Mr. St. John-Stevas

In January 1972, there were 7,258 full-time immigrant pupils in maintained primary and secondary schools in Newham. No further figures will be available until those relating to January 1973 have been collated.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT as detailed an analysis as may be available giving for the areas designated by the Government as red areas the number of schoolchildren in each stated school as at January 1972 and the number and percentage of these who were immigrants, and similar details for July 1972, August 1972 and at the latest and most convenient stated date.

Mr. St. John-Stevas

Although the Uganda Resettlement Board attempts to discourage settlement in areas where social facilities are under strain, the Government have not published any list of "red" areas.

Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she is aware that in January 1972 there were 1,778 children on the roll at five schools in the West Ham, North parliamentary constituency of whom 774 were immigrants, and what are the latest figures; and whether she will give a detailed analysis of the situation in the other schools in this constituency.

Mr. St. John-Stevas

No later figures are available. The Department does not collect information by reference to parliamentary constituencies.