HC Deb 25 March 1987 vol 113 c169W
Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the number of classes and of pupils in classes of more than 30 pupils for each year since 1979.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

The available information on the number of classes of more than 30 pupils in the maintained primary and secondary schools sector is as follows:

Number
1979 4,575
1980 4,100
1981 4,106
1982 3,715
1983 3,511
1984 3,477
1985 3,336

Information on the number of pupils in such classes is not available.