§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many children are attending nursery schools in each Welsh county; and what proportion they are of the under-five child population.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information as at January 1989 is as follows:
Number of pupils Pupils as percentage of under-five population Clwyd 326 1.3 Dyfed 207 1.0 Gwent 1,130 3.8 Gwynedd — — Mid Glamorgan 1,228 3.3 Powys — — South Glamorgan 803 2.8 West Glamorgan 227 1.0 This information relates solely to children in nursery schools. There is a total of 50,202 children under five in primary/nursery schools, of which 23,613 are in nursery classes, 69 per cent. and 32.5 per cent. respectively of the under-five population.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what are the numbers of children attending local authority nursery schools in Newport, Gwent; and what proportion they are of the under-five child population.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsIn January 1989, 415 children attended maintained nursery schools in Newport, Gwent representing 4.4 per cent. of the under-five population. Some under-fives also attend nursery classes in primary schools but no figures are available.