§ Mr. Geraint HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if there are any plans to improve the A44 trunk road between the post office and Argoed Penllwyn, Cardiganshire, during the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsProposals are in hand for the improvement of the junction by Capel Bangor post office
Table (a): Total number of pupils under 5 years1 in nursery schools2 Welsh counties 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Clwyd 307 420 428 431 372 264 Dyfed 268 252 261 258 256 252 Gwent 1,331 1,289 1,242 1,103 1,124 1,182 Gwynedd — — — — — — Mid Glamorgan 1,314 1,339 1,231 1,191 1,241 1,249 Powys — — — — — — South Glamorgan 866 895 719 701 767 773 West Glamorgan 237 227 240 233 233 235
Table (b): Total number of pupils under 5 years1 in primary schools2 Welsh counties 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Clwyd 5,980 6,648 7,100 7,024 6,988 7,085 Dyfed 4,683 5,017 4,998 4,889 4,976 4,949 Gwent 5,356 6,119 6,434 6,302 6,301 6,338 Gwynedd 3,332 3,492 3,282 3,007 2,680 2,660 Mid Glamorgan 8,772 9,562 9,891 9,530 9,434 9,710 Powys 1,532 1,582 1,616 1,316 1,316 1,321 South Glamorgan 4,364 4,646 4,945 5,011 5,039 5,196 West Glamorgan 7,526 7,897 7,901 7,589 7,714 7,716
Table (c): Total number of pupils under 5 years3 in designated bilingual primary schools in predominantly English speaking areas2 Welsh counties 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Clwyd 625 684 709 698 742 730 Dyfed 314 340 356 334 349 365 Gwent — — — — — — Gwynedd 89 78 99 81 69 91 Mid Glamorgan 948 1,026 969 996 1,056 1,072 Powys 36 40 42 37 38 45 South Glamorgan 267 290 311 361 378 370 West Glamorgan 520 559 549 543 621 699 1 Age as at 31 December. 2 At January each year. 3 Age as at 31 August.