§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the current position regarding the Essex county council's plans for reorganisation of comprehensive education.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonMy right hon. Friend has found the proposals made by the Essex authority for reorganisation in Southend and Chelmsford to be satisfactory in substance but not in terms of the date of implementation. I met represen-
Cheshire England Maintained schools: Infant (including first schools) 27.1 26.3 Infant (including junior with infants, first and middle, and middle deemed primary shcools) 27.6 27.1 Secondary: classes with pupils mainly under 14 years* 25.5 25.3 classes with puplils mainly 14 and 15 years 21.8 21.7 classes with pupils mainly 16 years and over 9.0 9.8 all classes in seconday schools* 22.1 22.1 * Including middle deemed seconday schools. Corresponding figures are not compiled by my Department for districts within an education authority.