§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what are the latest figures for the percentage of under-fives in nursery schools, by local education authority in England in rank order;
(2) what are the latest figures for the percentage of under-fives in nursery classes, by local education authority in England, in rank order:
(3) what are the latest figures for the percentage of under-fives in infant classes, by local education authority in England, in rank order.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe percentage of children under five attending maintained nursery schools, nursery classes and infant classes in primary schools in each local education authority in England in January 1989 in rank order is given in the following tables.
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Percentage of children under five attending nursery schools in each local education authority in January 1989 in rank order Percentage of population South Tyneside 18.7 Durham 17.0 Rochdale 14.9 Salford 14.4 Newham 13.2 Wolverhampton 12.4 Sunderland 11.8 Walsall 11.3 Stockport 10.9 Berkshire 9.6 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 9.6 Lancashire 9.2 Bedfordshire 8.6 Birmingham 7.9 Kingston-upon-Thames 7.7 Staffordshire 7.3 Inner London 7.0 Cumbria 6.9 Barnet 6.9 Ealing 6.8 Hertfordshire 6.6 Warwickshire 6.5 Bolton 6.5 Avon 6.4 North Tyneside 6.1 Sheffield 6.1 Wakefield 5.9 Kirklees 5.9 Sutton 5.9 Tameside 5.7 Derbyshire 5.6 Coventry 5.3 Rotherham 5.2 Waltham Forest 5.2 Oxfordshire 5.2 Croydon 4.9 Sefton 4.5 Liverpool 4.5
Percentage of population Humberside 4.5 Manchester 4.2 Northamptonshire 4.1 Dudley 4.1 Cambridgeshire 4.1 Brent 3.7 Bury 3.7 Bradford 3.6 Cheshire 3.5 Haringey 3.3 Wirral 3.3 Bexley 3.2 Barnsley 3.2 West Sussex 3.0 Buckinghamshire 3.0 Sandwell 2.6 Norfolk 2.4 Nottinghamshire 2.4 Lincolnshire 2.3 North Yorkshire 2.2 Wigan 2.1 East Sussex 2.1 Northumberland 2.0 Hillingdon 2.0 Richmond upon Thames 1.9 Surrey 1.8 Shropshire 1.7 St. Helens 1.6 Gateshead 1.3 Leeds 1.3 Devon 1.1 Cleveland 1.0 Cornwall1 1.0 Hampshire 0.7 Essex 0.7 Suffolk 0.6 Kent 0.2 Leicestershire 0.2 Calderdale2 0.0 Solihull2 0.0 Redbridge2 0.0 Hereford and Worcester2 0.0 Somerset2 0.0 Dorset2 0.0 Merton2 0.0 Doncaster2 0.0 Hounslow2 0.0 Oldham2 0.0 Havering2 0.0 Isle of Wight2 0.0 Harrow2 0.0 Barking2 0.0 Enfield2 0.0 Knowsley2 0.0 Trafford2 0.0 Gloucestershire2 0.0 Wiltshire2 0.0 Bromley2 0.0 ENGLAND 4.2 1 Includes Isles of Scilly. 2 Have no Nursery Schools. 88W
Percentage of children under five attending nursery classes in each local education authority in January 1989 in rank order Percentage of population Hounslow 66.4 Cleveland 54.3 Manchester 51.7 Walsall 48.9 North Tyneside 48.4 Barnsley 46.6 Nottinghamshire 46.3 Wolverhampton 46.1 89W
Percentage of population Hillingdon 45.9 Liverpool 45.5 Newham 43.6 Sandwell 43.4 Wakefield 42.6 Knowsley 41.7 Doncaster 40.6 Merton 40.1 Salford 38.8 Leeds 36.5 Sheffield 36.3 Tameside 35.8 Rotherham 35.4 Oldham 34.5 Gateshead 34.1 Haringey 33.7 Bradford 33.4 Barking 33.3 Kirklees 33.0 Waltham Forest 32.4 South Tyneside 32.3 Solihull 31.9 St. Helens 31.7 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 31.1 Bolton 30.7 Inner London 30.2 Humberside 29.8 Ealing 29.6 Dudley 29.6 Brent 28.7 Calderdale 28.5 Derbyshire 28.5 Sefton 26.7 Northumberland 26.0 Birmingham 24.5 Sunderland 24.2 Barnet 24.2 Bury 24.0 Wigan 23.9 Hertfordshire 23.7 Bedfordshire 22.8 Durham 22.7 Leicestershire 21.8 Kingston upon Thames 20.9 Enfield 20.6 Trafford 19.6 Richmond upon Thames 19.0 Sutton 18.6 Coventry 18.4 Wirral 18.1 Cheshire 17.9 North Yorkshire 17.2 Harrow 16.3 Northamptonshire 16.0 Staffordshire 15.3 Suffolk 15.0 Rochdale 15.0 Cumbria 14.9 Berkshire 14.6 Cornwall1 13.7 Bexley 12.1 Redbridge 11.7 Warwickshire 11.2 Shropshire 10.8 Surrey 9.7 Devon 9.6 Avon 9.4 Oxfordshire 9.3 Cambridgeshire 8.3 Lancashire 8.0 Buckinghamshire 7.4 Hereford and Worcester 6.4 Isle of Wight 5.9 Dorset 5.9 Lincolnshire 5.8 Stockport 5.5 Essex 5.5
Percentage of population East Sussex 5.4 Kent 4.8 Havering 4.3 Hampshire 4.3 Norfolk 2.6 Wiltshire 2.2 Croydon 2.2 Bromley 2.0 Somerset 0.9 West Sussex 0.6 Gloucestershire2 — England 20.5 1 Includes Isles of Scilly. 2 Has no designated nursery classes. 90W
Percentage of children under five in attending infant classes in each local education authority in January 1989 in rank order Percentage of population Isle of Wight 36.6 Gateshead 34.2 Northamptonshire 34.1 Liverpool 33.9 Calderdale 33.7 Havering 33.2 Cumbria 33.2 Somerset 33.1 Solihull 33.1 North Tyneside 32.8 Tameside 32.6 Sefton 32.6 Barking 32.5 Walsall 32.4 Doncaster 32.4 Wigan 32.3 Cheshire 32.3 South Tyneside 32.1 Bury 32.1 Oldham 32.0 Warwickshire 32.0 Lancashire 31.8 Salford 31.8 Birmingham 31.7 Gloucestershire 31.6 St. Helens 31.6 Stockport 31.5 Sandwell 31.5 Coventry 31.4 Avon 31.2 Cambridgeshire 31.1 Sunderland 31.0 Dorset 31.0 Cornwall2 30.8 Northumberland 30.6 Durham 30.4 Bolton 30.3 Newcastle- upon-Tyne 30.1 Wirral 30.0 East Sussex 29.9 Rochdale 29.6 Harrow 29.5 Enfield 29.2 Knowsley 29.0 Croydon 27.7 Kingston upon Thames 26.9 Brent 26.7 Ealing 26.4 North Yorkshire 26.2 Haringey 26.2 Norfolk 25.7 Barnet 25.5 Derbyshire 23.2 Lincolnshire 22.7 Staffordshire 22.0
Percentage of population Leeds 22.0 Wakefield 21.3 Shropshire 21.1 Humberside 20.6 Merton 20.4 Bradford 19.8 Kirk lees 19.7 Richmond upon Thames 19.6 Cleveland 19.1 Sheffield 18.9 Barnsley 17.6 Hertfordshire 17.2 Wiltshire 16.2 Manchester 15.8 Wolverhampton 15.8 Devon 15.7 Essex 15.6 Leicestershire 15.3 Suffolk 15.2 Hampshire 15.0 Redbridge 14.9 Rotherham 14.9 Bromley 14.3 Dudley 14.0 Inner London 12.8 Surrey 12.1 Bexley 11.5 Waltham Forest 11.5 Hereford and Worcester 9.7 Trafford 8.1 Kent 8.0 Buckinghamshire 7.9 Nottinghamshire 6.7 West Sussex 5.4 Bedfordshire 5.0 Oxfordshire 3.8 Hillingdon 3.6 Berkshire 1.2 Hounslow 1.0 Sutton 0.6 Newham 0.0 England 21.1 1 Includes Isles of Scilly.