HC Deb 19 November 1985 vol 87 c127W
Mr. Hancock

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how the pupil-teacher ratio in Hampshire and in Portsmouth today compares with 1975, 1979 and 1981.

Mr. Dunn

The overall pupil-teacher ratio in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in Hampshire in 1975, 1979, 1981 and 1985 was 20.7, 20.2, 20.0 and 19.6 respectively. Equivalent figures for Portsmouth are not available.