HC Deb 13 April 1988 vol 131 cc134-5W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many grammar schools are operated by local authorities; what was the figure for 1979; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Dunn

The numbers of grammar schools maintained by local education authorities in England in January 1987 and in January 1979 were 152 and 254 respectively.