§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the pupil-teacher ratio in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in England and in each English region in 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1974, respectively.
§ Miss Joan LestorPupil-teacher ratios for the English regions are not available for 1950 and 1960. Between 1950 and 1974 there have been definitional changes affecting the continuity of the figures. The available information is as follows:
Mr. HughJenkins: The Arts Council made capital and recurrent grants totalling £12.69 million, £16.514 million and £20.670 million in 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75 respectively.