§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children attend(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each of the county authorities in Wales. [68358]
§ Mr. HainThe information is as follows:
Full and part time pupils in LEA maintained and grant-maintained schools by unitary authority: numbers at January 1998 Unitary authority Primary Secondary Blaenau Gwent 7,923 4,538 Bridgend 13,188 9,262 Caerphilly 18,978 12,746 Cardiff 31,191 20,884 Carmarthenshire 15,767 12,085 Ceredigion 5,934 4,977 Conwy 10,084 6,888 Denbighshire 9,098 6,713 Flintshire 15,331 10,076 Gwynedd 10,965 7,220 Isle of Anglesey 6,469 4,878 Merthyr Tydfil 6,567 4,673 Monmouthshire 7,656 5,326 Neath Port Talbot 14,347 9,194 Newport 15,015 9,685 Pembrokeshire 11,220 7,966 Powys 11,755 8,289 Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 24,931 18,308 Swansea 22,524 15,432 Torfaen 9,711 7,382 Vale of Glamorgan 12,413 8,312 Wrexham 12,624 7,018 Wales 293,691 201,852 Source:
Schools' Census
560WIn future this will become the responsibility of the National Assembly.