HC Deb 20 April 1967 vol 745 cc136-7W
Sir E. Boyle

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state the total number of boys' schools, girls' schools, and mixed schools in England and Wales, subdivided into wholly or mainly boarding schools, mainly day schools, and day only schools, respectively, and listed under the following categories, namely, maintained primary schools, maintained secondary schools, direct grant schools, and independent schools recognised as efficient, respectively.

Mr. Crosland

The table below shows the number of schools in the categories requested, for January, 1965:

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Miss Jennie Lee

The Literature Panel of the Arts Council has completed a report on the Public Lending Right, but this has not yet been put before the full Council. Following that, I shall receive the report and consider it most carefully.