§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children in English schools and Welsh schools, respectively, were receiving part-time education as at 22nd March, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, and 1964.
§ Miss BaconThe annual census of pupils in schools is taken each January. The table below gives the number of part-time pupils in January of each of the year's stated:
England Wales 1964 … 24,494 415 1965 … 29,418 582 1966 … 31,747 939 1967 … 36,019 1,077 These part-time pupils were all under five years of age. Figures for 1968 are not yet available.