HC Deb 15 June 1976 vol 913 c131W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of the children entering secondary schools in Wales last September were monoglot English speakers.

Mr. Barry Jones

This information is not available.

Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children entered secondary education in each of the eight counties of Wales in September 1975.

Mr. Barry Jones

The numbers of children entering maintained secondary schools at age 11 or under in Wales in September 1975 were as follows:

Clwyd 6,106
Dyfed 4,904
Gwent 7,512
Gwynedd 3,357
Mid Glamorgan 9,170
Powys 1,645
South Glamorgan 6,431
West Glamorgan 6,006
Total 45,131

Note: These figures exclude children attending one middle school deemed secondary.