HC Deb 12 July 1978 vol 953 cc671-2W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many pupils have been educated in bilingual comprehensive schools in Wales in each year since 1964.

Mr. Alec Jones

The following table shows the number of pupils attending designated bilingual secondary schools in Wales in each of the years listed. Figures are not available for 1966, 1968 and 1969.

1964 … … 828
1965 … … 941
1967 … … 1,262
1970 … … 2,017
1971 … … 2,250
1972 … … 3,203
1973 … … 3,583
1974 … … 4,357
1975 … … 4,941
1976 … … 5,475
1977 … … 6,001
1978 … … 6,437