HC Deb 27 January 1989 vol 145 cc780-1W
Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list by local education authority arid parliamentary constituency, the number and percentage of(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Wales which currently provide Welsh tuition for some of their pupils;

(2) if he will list by local education authority and parliamentary constituency, the number and percentage of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Wales which currently provide Welsh tuition for all their pupils.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

[holding answer 20 January 1989]: The information for each local education authority as at September 1987 is as follows:

The number and percentage of schools providing Welsh tuition
Primary Secondary
All pupils Some pupils All pupils1 Some pupils
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
Clwyd 181 71.8 70 27.8 4 12.1 29 87.9
Dyfed 262 81.1 31 9.6 10 30.3 21 63.6
Gwent 6 2.6 10 30.3
Gwynedd 197 99.5 21 87.5 3 12.5
Mid Glamorgan 194 62.2 104 33.3 3 7.1 37 88.1
Powys 72 63.2 39 34.2 1 7.7 12 92.3
South Glamorgan 34 21.9 64 41.3 1 3.6 26 92.9
West Glamorgan 77 45.8 80 47.6 3 11.1 24 88.9
1 Based on forms i-v only.

The information by parliamentary constituency could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each Welsh local education authority provided Welsh tuition for (a) all their pupils and (b) some of their pupils in 1965, 1970, 1974, 1979 and 1985, respectively.

The percentage of schools providing Welsh tuition
Percentage
1979 1985
Primary Secondary1 Primary Secondary1
All pupils Some pupils All pupils Some pupils All pupils Some pupils All pupils Some pupils
Clwyd 87.5 12.5 14.7 82.4 88.8 10.4 6.1 87.9
Dyfed 8.23 7.3 20.0 77.1 83.9 6.1 29.4 64.7
Gwent 1.1 25.0 2.5 25.7
Gwynedd 99.0 1.0 57.1 42.9 99.0 1.0 87.5 12.5
Mid Glamorgan 61.6 28.1 4.9 90.2 72.1 19.2 7.1 88.1
Powys 46.6 35.9 91.7 65.0 29.1 92.3
South Glamorgan 30.9 36.5 3.3 86.7 21.3 40.0 3.4 86.2
West Glamorgan 40.9 31.8 3.8 92.3 46.5 33.7 11.1 88.9
1 Based on forms i-v only.

Mr. Nicholas Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimates he has as to the number of teachers employed in each Welsh local education authority who are,(a) qualified to teach Welsh and (b) teach Welsh.

Mr. Wyn Roberts [holding answer 20 January 1989]

The information for each local education authority is as follows:

Qualifications in Welsh held by teachers1
Primary Schools 2Secondary Schools3
Clwyd 484 220
Dyfed 605 258
Gwent 39 34
Gwynedd 626 331
Mid Glamorgan N/A 246
Powys 104 60
South Glamorgan 138 113
West Glamorgan 342 170
1 Any post A level qualification with Welsh as the main or subsidiary subject of study.
2 As at Spring term, 1987.
3 As at Spring term, 1984.

Secondary School teachers teaching Welsh1
Numbers
Clwyd 180
Dyfed 232
Gwent 25
Gwynedd 289
Mid Glamorgan 167
Powys 71
South Glamorgan 81
West Glamorgan 117

Mr. Wyn Roberts [holding answer 20 January 19891

Information in respect of 1965, 1970 and 1974 is not available centrally. The information in respect of 1979 and 1985 is as follows:

1 As at spring term, 1984.

Information on teachers teaching Welsh in primary schools is not available in the form requested.