HC Deb 25 November 1968 vol 774 c48W
Mr. Pardoe

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children were in primary and secondary schools in Cornwall, and how many in the whole of England and Wales, in January, 1963, and January, 1967; and what percentage increase these figures represent.

Miss Bacon

The table shows the number of full-time pupils in maintained primary and secondary schools:

January Cornwall England and Wales
1963 46,745 6,925,328
1967 49,805 7,328,110
Percentage increase 6.5 5.8