§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for each local education authority and for Wales as a whole the number of statutory proposals made for the introduction of new nursery classes into a school during each of the last three years, indicating how many of these were in respect of Welsh medium schools. [41440]
§ Mr. RichardsThe number of statutory proposals made by local authorities or governing bodies of voluntary schools to make a significant change in the character of a school by introducing a nursery class is given as follows. None was in respect of a Welsh medium school.
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Number of statutory proposals published to establish nursery classes/units at infant/primary schools by relevant county and all Wales within the last three academic years: County 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 Clwyd 2 0 2 Gwent 2 1 2 South Glamorgan 0 1 7 West Glamorgan 2 1 1 All Wales 6 3 12