§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what was the expenditure per primary school pupil by the Nottingham City Council in the year 1968–69; and what was the average figure of such expenditure for all English and Welsh county boroughs;
(2) what was the expenditure on teachers per primary pupil by the Nottingham City Council in the year 1968–9; and what was the average figure of such expenditure for all English and Welsh county boroughs;
(3) what was the expenditure per secondary pupil by the Nottingham City Council in the year 1968–69; and what was the average figure for such expenditure for all English and Welsh county boroughs;
167W(4) what was the expenditure on teachers per secondary pupil by the Nottingham City Council in the year 196869; and what was the average figure for such expenditure for all English and Welsh county boroughs.
§ Mr. Edward Short:The figures are in the following table:
Nottingham English and Welsh County Boroughs £ £ Expenditure per primary pupil 74.78 80.52 Expenditure on teachers per primary pupil 45.61 50.94 Expenditure per secondary pupil 150.24 156.44 Expenditure on teachers per secondary pupil 89.78 93.25 Sources: "Education Statistics 1968–69" published by the Institute of Municipal Treasurers and Accountants, and the Society of County Treasurers.
§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the figure of primary school pupils per teacher employed by the Nottingham City Council in the year 1968–69; and what was the average figure for all English and Welsh county boroughs.
§ Miss Bacon:In January, 1969, 30.3 for Nottingham and 28.6 for all English and Welsh county boroughs.
§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the figure of secondary school pupils per teacher employed by the Nottingham City Council in the year 1968–69; and what was the average figure for all English and Welsh county boroughs.
§ Miss Bacon:In January, 1969, 18.0 for Nottingham and 18.1 for all English and Welsh county boroughs.
§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of 16 year old children and 17 year old children, respectively, in the schools of the Nottingham City Education Authority stayed on at school in 1968–69; and what were the average figures for all English and Welsh county boroughs.
§ Miss Bacon:In maintained schools in Nottingham, the proportion of the age group remaining at school at ages 16 and 168W 17 in January, 1969, were 22.4 per cent. and 10.9 per cent. respectively. Corresponding figures for all county boroughs in England and Wales were 29.9 per cent. and 14.8 per cent.
§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of children in the schools of the City of Nottingham Education Authority obtained three or more ordinary level passes and at least one advanced level pass in 1968–69; and what were the average figures for all English and Welsh county boroughs.
§ Miss Bacon:I understand from the Nottingham local education authority that in the summer 1969 G.C.E. examinations in maintained schools, 63.1 per cent. of candidates at ordinary level obtained passes in three or more subjects and 88.4 per cent. of candidates at advanced level obtained passes in one or more subjects. Comparable figures for all county boroughs are not available.