HC Deb 27 February 1990 vol 168 c164W
42. Miss Widdecombe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the latest available figure for the pupil to teacher ratio in England and Wales; and what were the comparable figures for five and 10 years ago.

Mr. Alan Howarth

In January 1989 the overall pupil-teacher ratio in England was 17.0. Comparable figures for 1984 and 1979 were 17.9 and 18.9 respectively.

Corresponding figures for Wales are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.

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