HC Deb 03 December 1985 vol 88 c158W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish figures to show the number of pupils educated by each education authority in London in 1978, 1982 and 1985; and if he will give the same information for Leicestershire.

Mr. Dunn

The numbers of full-time and part-time pupils in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in each local education authority in Greater London and in Leicestershire in 1978, 1982 and 1985 were as follows:—

January 1978 1982 1985
Barking 28,914 26,665 24,916
Barnet 47,344 43,372 41,532
Bexley 40,088 37,203 34,000
Brent 43,619 38,859 35,897
Bromley 48,666 43,102 39,023
Croydon 57,230 50,197 45,296
Ealing 47,816 41,886 39,363
Enfield 47,424 43,391 40,259
Haringey 38,033 31,535 27,999
Harrow 32,103 29,162 27,171
Havering 47,359 42,553 38,864
Hillingdon 42,056 38,296 35,220
Hounslow 36,819 33,811 32,589
Kingston-upon-Thames 21,476 19,754 18,468
Merton 27,636 25,174 23,342
Newham 43,799 39,854 37,764
Redbridge 36,365 33,282 30,994
Richmond-upon-Thames 19,829 17,194 16,706
Sutton 27,552 25,096 22,997
Waltham Forest 39,554 36,888 33,776
ILEA 383,752 323,129 294,207
Leicestershire 163,493 152,880 144,056

Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report,for each local education authority in England, at the latest available date, the number and proportion of children of compulsory school age in (i) mainstream, maintained schools and (ii) special schools whose education is governed by a statement under the provisions of the Education Act 1981.

Mr. Dunn

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.