§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is her estimate of the overall increase in the population of the maintained schools and colleges of England over the next five years; what her estimates are of the probable increases in the administrative county of Hampshire, the county borough of Southampton and in the county 159W borough of Portsmouth, respectively; and how far the four figures compare as percentage inreases;
(2) what has been the overall increase in the population of the maintained schools and colleges of England for the last five years; what have been the increases in the administrative county of
1966 1971 Percentage increase over 1966 1976 Percentage increase over 1971 (Actual numbers) (Estimate) England … 6,737,240 7,691,696 14.2 8,553,000 11.2 Hampshire … 132,491 171,337 29.3 211,200 23.3 Southampton … 34,967 37,776 8.0 40,100 6.2 Portsmouth … 28,118 29,375 4.5 30,500 3.7 The estimated figures for 1976 are likely to be revised from time to time in the light of later information, and should be treated with great caution.