§ Mr. Fatchettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list those local authorities that have a pupil-teacher ratio of 15.4:1 or better in their secondary schools.
§ Mr. DunnThe following local education authorities in England had pupil-teacher ratios of 15.4:1 or less in their maintained secondary schools in January 1986:
Ratio Barnet 14.5 Brent 12.0 Croydon 15.2 Ealing 14.6 Enfield 15.3 Haringey 12.6 Harrow 14.6 Havering 15.3 Hounslow 15.2 Kingston 14.9 Newham 13.5 Waltham Forest 13.7 ILEA 12.8 Coventry 15.2 Dudley 14.9 Sandwell 14.8 Walsall 14.6 Wolverhampton 14.7 Knowsley 14.5 Liverpool 14.9 St. Helens 15.1 Bury 15.2 Manchester 13.8 Rochdale 14.6 Salford 15.0 Wigan 15.0 Sheffield 15.1 Gateshead 15.2 Newcastle upon Tyne 14.5 North Tyneside 13.8 South Tyneside 14.4 Isles of Scilly 9.7 Nottinghamshire 15.4