HC Deb 27 March 1990 vol 170 c182W
Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the present pupil-teacher ratio in(a) primary and (b) post-primary schools in England.

Mr. Alan Howarth

In January 1989 the pupil-teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in England were 22£0 and 15£3 respectively.