HC Deb 10 June 1980 vol 986 c111W
26. Mr. Thompson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many maintained grammar schools there are now in England and Wales.

Dr. Boyson

: In January 1979, the latest date for which information is available, there were 254 maintained grammar schools in England. Information about schools in Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.