HC Deb 07 May 1970 vol 801 c160W
21. Mr. Molloy

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of new primary classes provided during the period 1965 to 1969; and what was the comparable total for 1960 to 1964.

Miss Bacon:

The numbers of new classes provided are not available, but 980,000 primary school places were provided during the period 1965 to 1969 compared with 474,000 in the previous years.