§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of(a) primary and (b) secondary pupils in each education authority in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [39192]
§ Mr. HagueThe information requested is as follows:
Number of full time equivalent pupils as at January 1995 in local education authority maintained schools Primary Secondary Blaenau Gwent 7,416 3,949 Bridgend 12,729 9,129 Caerphilly 17,807 11,981 Cardiff 29,092 19,450 Carmarthenshire 15,453 11,845 Ceredigion 5,661 4,949 Conwy 8,568 3,098 Denbighshire 8,284 6,580 Flintshire 13,875 10,057 Gwynedd 9,904 7,267 Isle of Anglesey 5,949 4,938 Merthyr Tydfil 6,571 4.551 Monmouthshire 6,646 5,224 Neath Port Talbot 13,508 9,120 Newport 14,302 9,489 Pembrokeshire 10,702 8,067 Powys 11,060 8,071 Rhondda Cynon Taff 25,404 17,627 Swansea 21,774 14,230 Torfaen 9,370 6,492 The Vale of Glamorgan 11,796 5,556 Wrexham 11,757 6,796 Wales 277,628 188,466