§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of overseas students attending universities in England and Wales and in Scotland in 1948, 1958, 1968 and at the most recent available date; what proportion of these were engaged in (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate studies; and what proportion these students represented of the total undergraduate and postgraduate student population.
§ Mr. OakesThe information is as follows:
the average size of classes in (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in the county districts of the Manchester Metropolitan County at the latest convenient date; 403W and what is the expected average size of such classes in the school year starting August 1977.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonIn January 1976 the average sizes of primary classes as registered and secondary classes as taught in maintained schools in the metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester were as follows:
Metropolitan District Primary classes as registered Secondary classes as taught Bolton … 33.0 23.7 Bury … 30.9 22.1 Manchester … 27.9 22.1 Oldham … 30.5 24.1 Rochdale … 31.2 22.7* Salford … 30.8 21.9 Stockport … 31.8 22.2 Tameside … 30.6 22.7 Trafford … 29.1 22.0 Wigan … 31.6 24.1* Greater Manchester … 30.5 22.7* * Including middle schools deemed secondary. It is not possible to make reliable projections of class sizes as the disposition of teachers within schools is at the discretion of headteachers.