§ Miss KirkbrideTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the average size of secondary school classes. [94264]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe average size of a secondary class was 21.8 in January 1999. January 1999 saw the first fall in overall average class size for 10 years from 24.9 in January 1998 to 24.8.