§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many three and four-year-old children in each local education authority in Wales are in(a) full-time and (b) part-time, nursery education, in nursery schools and nursery classes of primary schools, excluding any children in reception classes in primary schools and any children in private schools; what percentage of the estimated three and four-year-old population in each local education authority area this represents; and what is the average hourly attendance, per week, of these children in (i)full-time, and (ii) part-time nursery education for the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information as at January 1987 is as follows:
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Pupils in nursery schools Pupils in nursery classes in Primary schools1 Full-time Part-time Pupils as percentage of three and four year old population Full-time Part-time Pupils as percentage of three and four year old population Clwyd — 372 3.8 112 3,623 38.5 Dyfed 147 109 3.2 935 914 23.1 Gwent 289 835 10.0 429 2,263 24.0 Gwynedd — — — 901 560 27.1 Mid Glamorgan 783 440 5.5 3,639 1,467 35.7 Powys — — — 784 34 31.5 South Glamorgan 94 669 7.3 142 2,198 22.5 West Glamorgan — 222 2.5 114 4,602 52.4 1 Data relate to pupils of all ages; three and four year olds are separately identifiable. Figures for average hourly attendance are not available.