§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Education what percentage of the total for England and Wales, was the total school population of Leicestershire in each of the last 10 years; and, in each of the same years, what percentage of the total expenditure on primary and secondary school major building programmes was allocated to that county.
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§ Sir E. BoyleThe information is as follows:
Financial Year (i) Leicestershire as a percentage of England and Wales Number on registers in maintained primary and secondary schools (ii) Major primary and secondary school building programme (iii) 1953–54 … 0.83 1.62 1954–55 … 0.83 0.70 1955–56 … 0.84 0.66 1956–57 … 0.86 0.89 1957–58 … 0.87 2.27 1958–59 … 0.89 0.64 1959–60 … 0.90 0.84 1960–61 … 0.92 0.48 1961–62 … 0.93 0.40 1962–63 … 0.95 0.70 (estimated) NOTE: Column (iii) is based on the value of the major programmes announced for each of the years and not on actual starts or capital expenditure.
§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Education what has been the percentage increase in the number of school children since the war in Leicestershire, and in England and Wales.
§ Sir E. BoyleBetween 1946 and 1962, numbers in maintained primary and secondary schools rose as follows:
Per cent. England and Wales 39 Leicestershire (geographical county) 43 Leicestershire (administrative county) 58 Leicester C.B. 26