HC Deb 26 January 1995 vol 253 cc317-8W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 13 January,Official Report, column 233, how many independent schools were operating in England in each year since 1990, excluding city technology colleges.

Mr. Robin Squire

The information available is given in the following table for January of each calendar year:

Year Number of independent schools
1990 2,280
1991 2,280
1992 2,256
1993 2,247

The figures relate to England only.