§ 21. Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is his target for reducing class sizes in schools and his estimate of the cost. [212]
§ Mr. ByersOur pledge is to phase out classes of over 30 for all five, six and seven year olds during the lifetime of this Parliament. Detailed costs will depend on how LEAs and schools implement reductions in class sizes.
§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of the cost of reducing class sizes to 30 or below for five, six and seven-year-olds. [985]
§ Mr. ByersThe detailed costs of achieving that objective will depend on how LEAs and schools implement those reductions.
§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many primary schools in(a) Hull and (b) Kingston upon Hull, North have class sizes of 30 and over for five, six and seven-year-olds; and how many have over (i) 35 pupils and (ii) 40 pupils. [163]
§ Mrs GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) if he will list by each primary school in each local education authority the current numbers in each class at ages(a) five, (b) six and (c) seven years respectively; [571]
(2) if he will list by local education authority the average class size for five, six and seven-year-olds. [505]