§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked 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 RobertsThe 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.