§ Mr. Michael Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many new primary and secondary school places were brought into use in Wales for every year from 1945 to 1977.
§ Mr. Barry JonesThe following figures show the number of primary and secondary school places in the maintained sector brought into use in Wales between 1945 and 1977:
Primary Secondary Total 1st April 1945 to 1st February 1950* 4,760 9,330 14,090 Year ending: 1st February 1951 3,810 1,830 5,640 1st February 1952 6,080 2,040 8,120 1st February 1953 7,280 3,965 11,245 1st February 1954 10,605 4,215 14,820 31st December 1954† 7,450 7,164 14,614 31st December 1955 6,445 2,711 9,156 31st December 1956 4,620 3,785 8,405 31st December 1957 6,710 7,245 13,955 31st December 1958 6,810 9,175 15,985 31st December 1959 4,660 7,380 12,040 31st December 1960 7,210 7,820 15,030 31st December 1961 3,435 6,230 9,665 31st December 1962 3,990 6,905 10,895 31st December 1963 7,450 4,745 12,195 31st December 1964 3,770 10,480 14,250 31st December 1965 4,760 10,005 14,765 31st December 1966 5,190 5,205 10,395 31st December 1967 9,695 6,600 16,295 31st December 1968 7,420 3,170 10,590 31st December 1969 9,330 6,565 15,895 31st December 1970 9,225 12,550 21,775 31st December 1971 10,498 10,360 20,858 31st December 1972 5,085 9,055 14,140 31st December 1973 3,313 11,385 14,698 31st December 1974 5,880 14,285 20,165 31st December 1975 11,000 10,200 21,200 31st December 1976 7,089 7,040 14,129 31st December 1977 6,859 3,690 10,549 * Figures for individual years before 1950 are not available † The period over which information was collected was changed at this point; the figures contain an element of overlap for this year