§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the ratio of computers to secondary school pupils in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) the United States of America and (c) Japan in the last five years for which figures are available. [16143]
§ Mr. Robin SquireComparative data are not readily available. A recent international report by Research Machines on information technology provision in schools, covering countries in the group of 7, indicated that in 1996 the ratio of computers to secondary school pupils in the United Kingdom was one per 8.5 pupils, in the United States of America one per 12 pupils and in Japan about one per 25 pupils.