§ 42. Mr. McNallyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many assisted places are provided by the metropolitan district of Stockport to send children to schools outside the State system; and how this figure compares with the number of places granted by other authorities in Greater Manchester.
§ Dr. BoysonThe metropolitan borough of Stockport was assisting 1,658 pupils attending non-maintained schools in January 1979. The number of pupils 119W assisted by other education authorities in Greater Manchester was as follows:
Bolton … … … 1,594 Bury … … … 866 Manchester … … … 398 Oldham … … … 307 Rochdale … … … 411 Salford … … … 95 Tameside … … … 400 Trafford … … … 1,801 Wigan … … … 329 I have no information on the number of children assisted by the Greater Manchester county council, which is not an education authority.