§ Miss Boothroydasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many, and what percentage, of school pupils attended (a) public sector schools and (b) assisted and independent schools for each of the last five years for which records are available.
§ Mr. DunnThe number and percentage of pupils in maintained and independent schools in England in the years 1980 to 1984 are as follows:
Number of pupils in schools in England Maintained Independent Number of pupils Percentage Number of pupils Percentage 1980 8,397,059 94.0 535,974 6.0 1981 8,185,094 93.9 535,029 6.1 1982 7,972,907 93.8 528,620 6.2 1983 7,752,217 93.7 523,885 6.3 1984 7,573,841 93.5 522,392 6.5