HC Deb 23 July 1987 vol 120 cc398-9W
Mr. Clay

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the latest figure for expenditure per pupil on books and on equipment in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) special schools; and what are the comparable figures for each of the years since 1978–79, in cash terms and real terms, using 1986–87 prices and using an index of 100 for 1978–79.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The information requested is as follows :

Estimated Percentages of Deliveries by Type of Onset of Labour: Wales
Type of Onset of Labour Percentage
1985 19861
Spontaneous onset 93.4 93.4
Induced2
Elective Caesarean Section 6.6 6.6
1Provisional
2 Separate figures are not shown because the available information is unreliable.

Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list for the years 1985 and 1986 the estimated percentages of women delivered in Wales whose deliveries were (a) spontaneous, including abnormal presentation of head and breech spontaneous, (b) instrumental including forceps, vacuum and for each extraction, (c) caesarean section and (d) other and unspecified means.

Mr. Grist

The information requested is as follows:

Estimated Percentages of deliveries by specified mode of delivery: Wales
Mode of Delivery Percentage
1985 19861
Spontaneous including abnormal presentation of head and breech spontaneous 78.8 78.8
Instrumental-forceps, vacuum and breech extraction 8.6 8.7
Caesarean section 12.6 12.5
1Provisional