§ Mr. Peter Millsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the estimated reduction in pupils in the county of Devon for 1981 and 1982;
(2) what is the estimated reduction in teaching staff in the county of Devon for 1981 and 1982.
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Maintained Schools (including Nursery and Special)—England 1980 1979 Numbers as % of pupils in attendance Numbers as % of pupils in attendance Pupils in attendance 7,331,860 7,576,798 Pupils taking school meal—total 3,534,858 48.2 4,854,938 64.1
§ Dr. BoysonMy Department does not forecast numbers of pupils and teachers in individual local authorities.