§ 6. Mr. G. Thomasasked the Minister of Education the number of classes in Wales with over 50 children and over 40 children respectively, on the roll for the years 1947, 1948 and to the nearest date in 1949.
§ Mr. Tomlinson:The numbers of classes in maintained and assisted primary and secondary schools in Wales with over 40 children in January of 1947, 1948 and 1949 were 587, 687 and 652 respectively. Included in these totals are 19, 15 and 15 classes with more than 50 children.
§ Mr. Goronwy Robertsasked the Minister of Education what is the average number of pupils per teacher in the primary and secondary schools, respectively of England, Wales and Scotland, respectively.
§ Mr. Tomlinson:In January, 1949, the latest date for which the information is available, the average number of pupils per full-time teacher in maintained and assisted primary and secondary schools in England and Wales respectively was:
England Primary Schools 31.1 Secondary Schools 22.2 Primary and Secondary Schools 27.7 Wales Primary Schools 24.3 Secondary Schools 20.3 Primary and Secondary Schools 23.1 Scottish schools are not my responsibility.