§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what proportion of primary classes in Dyfed and in Ceredigion, respectively, now contain more than 40 children;
(2) what proportion of primary classes in each local education authority in Wales now contain more than 40 pupils.
§ Mr. Barry JonesIn January 1974, the latest date for which data is available, the information requested for each county in Wales was as follows:
Authority Percentage of Class with 40 or more pupils Clwyd 1.5 Dyfed 0.5 Gwent 1.0 Gwynedd 0.5 Mid-Glamorgan 0.5 Powys 1.0 South Glamorgan 0.5 West Glamorgan 0.4 [Note: In the calculation of the above percentages part-time children have been calculated as 0.5 full-time equivalents.]
Corresponding figures for Ceredigion are not available, since educational statistics are analysed by my Department on a county basis.