§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the number and percentage of three and four-year-olds attending nursery and primary schools in(a) the Greater Manchester area and (b) in the borough of Rochdale in each of the last five years. [18259]
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information requested is shown in the table:
Pupils under five years of age on 1 January in maintained nursery and primary schools in Greater Manchester metropolitan district (1) 1991–1995 Position in January each year Greater Manchester Rochdale Year Pupils Pupils as a percentage of the population2 Pupils Pupils as a percentage of the population2 1991 47,770 67 4,257 61 1992 49,289 68 4,133 64 1993 50,781 69 4,140 66 1994 51,006 68 4,034 64 1995 52,313 69 3,968 65 1 Includes the local education authority areas of Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan. 2 Number of pupils under 5 years of age expressed as a percentage of the estimated population aged 3 and 4 at 31 December in the previous year.