§ Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many pre-1890 primary schools and pre-1903 primary schools there are in Carmarthenshire; and what proportion both are of the total primary schools in the county.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasInformation is not available on the number of pre-1890 schools. There are 116 pre-1903 maintained primary schools and departments in Carmarthenshire of which 64 are pre-1875. This represents 61 per cent. and 34 per cent., respectively, of the total number of primary schools in the county.
§ 46. Mr. Gwynoro Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of pre-1903 schools in Wales is in each of the education authority areas in South and West Wales.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasThe following are the percentages of pre-1903 maintained primary schools in Wales in each of the local education authority areas in south and west Wales.
Local Education Authority Number of pre-1903 Primary Schools or Departments Percentage of total pre-1903 Primary Schools or Departments in Wales Glamorgan 181 21.5 Monmouthshire 156 18.6 Merthyr Tydfil 4 0.5 Newport 19 2.3 Cardiff 41 4.9 Swansea 35 4.2 Carmarthenshire 116 13.8 Pembrokeshire 60 7.1 Cardiganshire 55 6.5