HC Deb 16 December 1977 vol 941 cc577-8W
Mr. Michael Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the

Voluntary Organisations 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77
£ £ £
National Children's Home … … … … … — 23,235 40,000
Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin (National Association of Welsh Medium Nursery Schools) … … … … … 15,000 24,400 36,200
Pre-School Play Groups … … … … … … 8,500 11,364 17,450
Boys' and Girls' Welfare … … … … … … — 7,450 —
Wales Council for the Blind … … … … … — 1,973 2,290
Council of Social Service for Wales* … … … … 44,683 32,300 35,700
South Wales Council for Alcoholism … … … … 44,607 42,491 32,528
National Association for Mental Health (MIND) … … 7,500 10,000 9,000
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents … … 23,301 31,841 34,434
St. John's Ambulance … … … … … … — 2,000 2,000
Family Planning Association … … … … … — — 1,250
Action Group on Smoking and Health (ASH) … … — — 750
Civic Trust for Wales … … … … … … 2,000 2,000 3,000
Voluntary Bodies grant-aided by the Sports Council for Wales 266,000 297,000 275,000
* Includes sums paid for the work of Age Concern Wales and Wales Council for the Disabled.

teacher-pupil ratio in Welsh primary and secondary schools.

Mr. Barry Jones

The number of pupils per teacher in maintained schools in Wales in January 1977 was as follows: Primary, 227; Secondary, 17.

Mr. Michael Roberts

asked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is the teacher-pupil ratio in bilingual primary and secondary schools in Wales;

(2) what is the teacher-pupil ratio in Welsh-medium primary and secondary schools.

Mr. Barry Jones

In January 1977, the latest date for which information is available, the pupil-teacher ratio in designated bilingual primary schools was 24.2:1 and for designated bilingual secondary schools 16.6:1. In traditionally Welsh speaking areas there are many other schools which, to a greater or lesser extent, use Welsh as a medium of teaching. Separate data for these cannot be provided.