HC Deb 24 July 1996 vol 282 cc395-6W
Mr. Alex Carlile

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the Welsh schools which have sold playing fields to private companies; and if he will make a statement. [39082]

Mr. Hague

The information requested is not available centrally.

Number of full time equivalent qualified teachers in LEA maintained primary schools1
School year 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
Clwyd 1,799 1,745 1,636 1,579 1,540 1,521 1,494 1,466
Dyfed 1,765 1,671 1,592 1,536 1,522 1,465 1,402 1,431
Gwent 2,001 1,907 1,830 1,782 1,732 1,729 1,739 1,769
Gwynedd 1,166 1,149 1,127 1,058 1,033 995 971 950
Mid Glamorgan 2,577 2,467 2,371 2,264 2,332 2,252 2,241 2,200
Powys 599 578 541 544 546 515 603 505
South Glamorgan 1,590 1,559 1,492 1,430 1,423 1,425 1,434 1,450
West Glamorgan 1,753 1,710 1,616 1,546 1,522 1,497 1,501 1,542
Wales 13,250 12,786 12,205 11,739 11,651 11,399 11,285 11,313

School year 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
Clwyd 1,488 1,482 1,510 1,550 1,563 1,610 1,569 1,547
Dyfed 1,448 1,554 1,597 1,599 1,614 1,625 1,636 1,599
Gwent 1,745 1,756 1,798 1,801 1,801 1,843 1,855 1,870
Gwynedd 958 951 945 926 907 926 905 941
Mid Glamorgan 2,279 2,308 2,347 2,311 2,355 2,386 2,416 2,409
Powys 514 518 519 508 510 513 522 531
South Glamorgan 1,498 1,536 1,607 1,691 1,716 1,737 1,747 1,798
West Glamorgan 1,552 1,566 1,609 1,615 1,617 1,646 1,673 1,668
Wales 11,482 11,671 11,932 12,001 12,083 12,286 12,323 12,363
1 At January each year. Excluding Grant Maintained schools.
The Maximum weekly hours worked figure used to calculate the full time equivalent teacher numbers was changed in 1988–89 from 25 to 32.5, with the effect of reducing the overall number of full time equivalent teachers.

qualifications. Some of these pupils will have achieved other qualifications, such as the certificate of education. The information is contained in the following table.