HC Deb 06 February 1964 vol 688 cc210-1W
70. Mr. G. Thomas

asked the Minister of Education for what percentage of children in each of the Welsh education authorities, respectively, provision is made for secondary grammar education to be available.

Mr. Chataway

The following is the information:

PERCENTAGE OF 13 YEAR-OLD PUPILS IN SCHOOLS OF CERTAIN TYPES JANUARY, 1963
Wales
Comprehensive Grammar Direct Grant Grammar Total
Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total
Counties
Anglesey 99.8 100.0 99.9 — — — 0.2 — 0.1 100.0 100.0 100.0
Breconshire 49.4 44.8 47.3 21.6 22.1 21.8 — — — 71.0 66.9 69.1
Caernarvonshire 32.3 29.8 31.1 26.3 28.2 27.2 — — — 58.6 58.0 58.3
Cardiganshire 66.6 63.2 64.9 11.1 18.8 14.9 — — — 77.7 82.0 79.8
Carmarthenshire 4.3 5.1 4.7 35.7 37.6 36.6 — — — 40.0 42.7 41.3
Denbighshire 5.7 5.7 5.7 31.8 32.0 31.9 — — — 37.5 37.7 37.6
Flintshire — — — 29.4 30.0 29.7 — — — 29.4 30.0 29.7
Glamorgan 3.0 3.0 3.0 25.7 27.6 26.7 — 0.4 0.2 28.7 31.0 29.9
Merioneth 74.8 69.7 72.5 12.6 18.8 15.4 — 7.3 3.4 87.4 95.8 91.3
Monmouthshire 0.1 0.1 0.1 23.7 26.7 25.2 0.8 1.8 1.3 24.6 28.6 26.6
Montgomeryshire 75.1 69.2 72.1 11.1 12.3 11.7 — — — 86.2 81.5 83.8
Pembrokeshire 34.2 33.0 33.6 24.0 27.2 25.6 — — — 58.2 60.2 59.2
Radnorshire — 0.7 0.4 35.6 39.6 37.6 — — — 35.6 40.3 38.0
All counties 13.6 12.9 13.3 25.3 27.3 26.3 0.2 0.6 0.4 39.1 40.8 40.0
County Boroughs
Cardiff — — — 21.1 24.6 22.8 — 1.0 0.5 21.1 25.6 23.3
Merthyr Tydfil — — — 35.0 45.2 40.1 — — — 35.0 45.2 40.1
Newport 18.0 17.2 17.6 27.8 27.0 27.4 — — — 45.8 44.2 45.0
Swansea 23.6 20.6 22.1 25.2 20.5 22.9 — — — 48.8 41.1 45.0
All county boroughs 9.4 8.4 8.9 24.8 26.2 25.5 — 0.4 0.2 34.2 35.0 34.6
Wales, Total 12.7 11.9 12.3 25.2 27.1 26.1 0.1 0.6 0.3 38.0 39.6 38.7

71. Mr. G. Thomas

asked the Minister of Education whether he will undertake a survey in Wales of the different experiments being undertaken by education authorities in the field of secondary education, and publish the results of his inquiries.

Mr. Chataway

My right hon. Friend, through information received from H.M. Inspectors and local education authorities, is kept informed of such experiments without the need to undertake a special survey.