§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list by local education authority arid parliamentary constituency, the number and percentage of(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Wales which currently provide Welsh tuition for some of their pupils;
(2) if he will list by local education authority and parliamentary constituency, the number and percentage of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Wales which currently provide Welsh tuition for all their pupils.
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts[holding answer 20 January 1989]: The information for each local education authority as at September 1987 is as follows:
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The number and percentage of schools providing Welsh tuition Primary Secondary All pupils Some pupils All pupils1 Some pupils Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Clwyd 181 71.8 70 27.8 4 12.1 29 87.9 Dyfed 262 81.1 31 9.6 10 30.3 21 63.6 Gwent — — 6 2.6 — — 10 30.3 Gwynedd 197 99.5 — — 21 87.5 3 12.5 Mid Glamorgan 194 62.2 104 33.3 3 7.1 37 88.1 Powys 72 63.2 39 34.2 1 7.7 12 92.3 South Glamorgan 34 21.9 64 41.3 1 3.6 26 92.9 West Glamorgan 77 45.8 80 47.6 3 11.1 24 88.9 1 Based on forms i-v only. The information by parliamentary constituency could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each Welsh local education authority provided Welsh tuition for (a) all their pupils and (b) some of their pupils in 1965, 1970, 1974, 1979 and 1985, respectively.
The percentage of schools providing Welsh tuition Percentage 1979 1985 Primary Secondary1 Primary Secondary1 All pupils Some pupils All pupils Some pupils All pupils Some pupils All pupils Some pupils Clwyd 87.5 12.5 14.7 82.4 88.8 10.4 6.1 87.9 Dyfed 8.23 7.3 20.0 77.1 83.9 6.1 29.4 64.7 Gwent — 1.1 — 25.0 — 2.5 — 25.7 Gwynedd 99.0 1.0 57.1 42.9 99.0 1.0 87.5 12.5 Mid Glamorgan 61.6 28.1 4.9 90.2 72.1 19.2 7.1 88.1 Powys 46.6 35.9 — 91.7 65.0 29.1 — 92.3 South Glamorgan 30.9 36.5 3.3 86.7 21.3 40.0 3.4 86.2 West Glamorgan 40.9 31.8 3.8 92.3 46.5 33.7 11.1 88.9 1 Based on forms i-v only.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimates he has as to the number of teachers employed in each Welsh local education authority who are,(a) qualified to teach Welsh and (b) teach Welsh.
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts [holding answer 20 January 1989]The information for each local education authority is as follows:
Qualifications in Welsh held by teachers1 Primary Schools 2Secondary Schools3 Clwyd 484 220 Dyfed 605 258 Gwent 39 34 Gwynedd 626 331 Mid Glamorgan N/A 246 Powys 104 60 South Glamorgan 138 113 West Glamorgan 342 170 1 Any post A level qualification with Welsh as the main or subsidiary subject of study. 2 As at Spring term, 1987. 3 As at Spring term, 1984.
Secondary School teachers teaching Welsh1 Numbers Clwyd 180 Dyfed 232 Gwent 25 Gwynedd 289 Mid Glamorgan 167 Powys 71 South Glamorgan 81 West Glamorgan 117
§ Mr. Wyn Roberts [holding answer 20 January 19891Information in respect of 1965, 1970 and 1974 is not available centrally. The information in respect of 1979 and 1985 is as follows:
1 As at spring term, 1984.
Information on teachers teaching Welsh in primary schools is not available in the form requested.