§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of 3 to 4-year-olds are in (a) nurseries and (b) primary schools for each local education authority in the Northern region for each year since 1974.
§ Dr. BoysonThe information available in respect of January of each year since 1974 is given below. Full-time and part-time pupils aged 2 to 4 in maintained nursery and primary schools expressed as a percentage of the estimated population aged 3 and 4 years.
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Local education authority Percentage in nursery schools and nursery classes in primary schools Percentage in nursery and primary schools* Cleveland 1974 10 34 1975 17 41 1976 20 47 1977 28 51 1978 33 55 1979 40 60 1980 43 62 Cumbria 1974 6 35 1975 10 38 1976 12 45 1977 15 46 1978 16 47 1979 17 49 1980 18 50 Durham 1974 11 43 1975 14 46 1976 16 51 1977 22 55 1978 27 58 1979 30 61 1980 30 61 Northumberland 1974 2 39 1975 4 41 1976 7 47 1977 9 46 1978 9 42 1979 12 45 1980 13 45 Gateshead 1974 7 31 1975 9 38 1976 11 46 1977 15 48
Local education authority Percentage in nursery schools and nursery classes in primary schools Percentage in nursery and primary schools* 1978 18 51 1979 20 54 1980 23 55 Newcastle upon Tyne 1974 11 43 1975 15 47 1976 21 55 1977 24 57 1978 27 60 1979 32 63 1980 36 68 North Tyneside 1974 9 40 1975 12 44 1976 17 52 1977 25 60 1978 30 66 1979 38 76 1980 45 80 South Tyneside 1974 10 34 1975 11 43 1976 17 52 1977 26 60 1978 32 64 1979 38 70 1980 41 74 Sunderland 1974 8 39 1975 11 44 1976 13 49 1977 19 54 1978 23 57 1979 28 60 1980 30 63 Northern Region 1974 9 38 1975 12 42 1976 16 49 1977 21 52 1978 24 55 1979 29 59 1980 31 60 * The percentage given in this column relate to all pupils aged 2 to 4 and include the proportions shown in the previous column.