§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, pursuant to the answer of 10 March, Official Report, column 332, what were the corresponding figures for grammar schools in the United Kingdom 10, 15 and 20 years ago both in absolute terms and as a percentage of all public sector secondary schools.
§ Mr. DunnThe data are as follows:
United Kingdom 1976 1971 1966 Grammar schools* 499 991 1,295 As a percentage of all public sector secondary schools 9 16 20 * Excludes public sector schools in Scotland with a purely selective intake policy as did the answer of 10 March, at column 332.