§ Mr. LivseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of rural schools closed in Dyfed, Powys, Clwyd and Gwynedd since 1979.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsSeparate figures relating only to schools in rural areas are not held. The following table shows the net change in the number of primary and secondary schools other than maintained special schools in the areas requested.
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Net change by school year Local education authority Dyfed Powys Clwyd Gwynedd 1979–80 +1 — -2 -1 1980–81 -2 -2 -1 — 1981–82 -6 -4 -3 — 1982–83 -5 -3 -2 -1 1983–84 -5 — -6 — 1984–85 -3 -2 -1 —
Net change by school year Local education authority Dyfed Powys Clwyd Gwynedd 1985–86 -6 -2 -1 — 1986–87 -7 -2 — — 1987–88 — -1 +1 -2 1988–89 -5 — -1 -2