§ Mr. Whitlockasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many local education authorities there were in 1969–70; and how many spent less per thousand population on further education, after adjustments with other authorities, than Nottingham;
(2) how many local education authorities there were in England and Wales in 1968–69 and 1969–70; and how many of them spent less on teachers per primary pupil than Nottingham;
(3) by how much the total expenditure per pupil in primary schools in Nottingham fell short of the average for all English and Welsh county boroughs in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeOf the 162 local education authorities in England and Wales in 1968–69 and 1969–70, 29 spent less than Nottingham County Borough per thousand population on further education in the second year, and none and one respectively spent less on teachers per primary pupil in the two years.
The other information is as follows: