§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of children received their education in the primary education sector through the medium of Welsh(a) within Wales as a whole and (b) by constituency, in each year since 1980. [135688]
§ Mr. HansonFigures for Wales are available only from the academic year 1985–86. At the constituency level, they are available only from 1996–97. Responsibility for education transferred to the National Assembly for Wales on 1 July 1999.
34WAvailable information is set out in the tables:
Percentage of primary school pupils in classes where Welsh is the sole or main medium of instruction—Wales Year Percentage 1985–86 11.7 1986–87 11.9 1987–88 12.2 1988–89 12.5 1989–90 13.5 1990–91 14.1 1991–92 16.0 1992–93 16.6 1993–94 16.4 1994–95 17.1 1995–96 17.2 1996–97 17.2 1997–98 17.7 1998–99 17.7
Constituencies 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Ynys MÖn 66.7 68.1 65.7 Caernarfon 100.0 100.0 100.0 Conwy 43.7 42.6 36.4 Clwyd, West 23.0 22.5 23.0 Vale of Clwyd 14.0 13.6 13.8 Delyn 13.5 12.8 12.3 Alyn and Deeside 0.9 0.9 1.0 Wrexham 9.6 9.9 9.2 Clwyd, South 13.3 14.2 14.6 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 88.4 97.5 89.5 Montgomeryshire 19.0 19.3 19.3 Brecon and Radnorshire 8.6 8.6 8.3 Ceredigion 72.1 72.0 71.2 Preseli Pembrokeshire 20.9 21.4 21.9 West Carmarthen and South Pembrokeshire 17.4 17.2 17.6 East Carmarthen and Dinefwr 69.8 70.2 71.3 Llanelli 30.0 28.8 30.3 Gower 9.2 9.0 9.2 Swansea, West 6.9 7.1 7.2 Swansea, East 5.7 6.3 6.7 Neath 24.3 24.1 24.1 Aberavon 4.9 5.1 4.9 Bridgend 7.7 7.4 7.5 Ogmore 9.9 9.9 9.8 Vale of Glamorgan 8.0 8.1 9.1 Cardiff, South and Penarth 7.0 7.3 7.4 Cardiff, Central 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cardiff, North 11.2 11.7 13.6 Cardiff, West 7.9 8.3 9.1 Pontypridd 18.3 18.5 18.3 Rhondda 14.8 15.4 16.2 Cynon Valley 13.4 13.8 14.1 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 9.8 9.6 10.7 Caerphilly 12.6 13.0 13.3 Islwyn 4.4 5.1 5.3 Blaenau Gwent 4.1 4.1 4.1 Torfaen 3.4 3.5 4.2 Monmouth 0.8 0.9 1.1 Newport, East 3.8 4.1 4.1 Newport, West 0.0 0.0 0.0 source:
Welsh Office Schools Census
§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of children received their education through the medium of Welsh(a) within Wales as a whole and (b) by constituency, in each year since 1980. [135687]
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§ Mr. HansonInformation is not available in the form requested. Because data are not collected on the same basis from primary and secondary schools, separate tables are provided, setting out the most appropriate available indicators for each sector. Figures for primary schools are available only from the academic year 1985–86. In both sectors, a constituency-level breakdown is available only from 1996–97. Responsibility for education transferred to the National Assembly for Wales on 1 July 1999.
Percentage of primary school pupils in classes where Welsh is the sole or main medium of instruction Wales Percentage 1985–86 11.7 1986–87 11.9 1987–88 12.2 1988–89 12.5 1989–90 13.5 1990–91 14.1 1991–92 16.0 1992–93 16.6 1993–94 16.4 1994–95 17.1 1995–96 17.2 1996–97 17.2 1997–98 17.7 1998–99 17.7 36W
Constituencies 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Ynys Mön 66.7 68.1 65.7 Caernarfon 100.0 100.0 100.0 Conwy 43.7 42.6 36.4 Clwyd, West 23.0 22.5 23.0 Vale of Clwyd 14.0 13.6 13.8 Delyn 13.5 12.8 12.3 Alyn and Deeside 0.9 0.9 1.0 Wrexham 9.6 9.9 9.2 Clwyd, South 13.3 14.2 14.6 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 88.4 97.5 89.5 Mongomeryshire 19.0 19.3 19.3 Brecon and Radnorshire 8.6 8.6 8.3 Ceredigion 72.1 72.0 71.2 Preseli Pembrokeshire 20.9 21.4 21.9 Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 17.4 17.2 17.6 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 69.8 70.2 71.3 Llanelli 30.0 28.8 30.3 Gower 9.2 9.0 9.2 Swansea, West 6.9 7.1 7.2 Swansea, East 5.7 6.3 6.7 Neath 24.3 24.1 24.1 Aberavon 4.9 5.1 4.9 Bridgend 7.7 7.4 7.5 Ogmore 9.9 9.9 9.8 Vale of Glamorgan 8.0 8.1 9.1 Cardiff, South and Penarth 7.0 7.3 7.4 Cardiff, Central 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cardiff, North 11.2 11.7 13.6 Cardiff, West 7.9 8.3 9.1 Pontypridd 18.3 18.5 18.3 Rhondda 14.8 15.4 16.2 Cynon Valley 13.4 13.8 14.1 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 9.8 9.6 10.7 Caerphilly 12.6 13.0 13.3 Islwyn 4.4 5.1 5.3 Blaeunau Gwent 4.1 4.1 4.1 Torfaen 3.4 3.5 4.2 Monmouth 0.8 0.9 1.1 Newport, East 3.8 4.1 4.1 Newport, West 0.0 0.0 0.0
Percentage of pupils in maintained secondary schools in year groups 7 to 11 taught Welsh as a first language Wales Percentage 1979–80 9.7 1980–81 10.1 1981–82 10.1 1982–83 10.2 1983–84 10.4 1984–85 11.1 1985–86 10.7 1986–87 11.1 1987–88 11.1 1988–89 11.3 1989–90 11.6 1990–91 11.7 1991–92 11.7 1992–93 12.1 1993–94 12.1 1994–95 12.2 1995–96 12.4 1996–97 12.6 1998–88 12.8 1998–99 13.3
Constituencies 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 Ynys Mön 44.1 48.9 51.3 Caernarfon 95.10 94.7 94.9 Conwy 33.2 32.9 34.0 Clwyd, West 6.7 8.1 8.7 Vale of Clwyd 16.7 17.4 17.0 Delyn 8.1 8.7 9.0 Alyn and Deeside 0.0 0.0 0.0 Wrexham 10.5 10.5 10.9 Clwyd, South 1.6 2.0 1.5 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 59.6 60.0 65.5 Mongomeryshire 14.3 13.7 14.7 Brecon and Radnorshire 3.4 3.5 4.5 Ceredigion 47.8 45.2 49.0 Preseli Pembrokeshire 13.1 13.8 15.0 Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 14.8 15.4 16.4 Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 37.9 37.0 38.1 Llanelli 16.8 17.4 17.8 Gower 16.2 16.4 17.0 Swansea, West 0.0 0.0 0.0 Swansea, East 0.0 0.0 0.0 Neath 15.6 17.1 17.7 Aberavon 0.0 0.0 0.0 Bridgend 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ogmore 21.2 20.1 19.6 Vale of Glamorgan 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cardiff, South and Penarth 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cardiff, Central 0.0 0.0 0.0 Cardiff, North 20.1 21.1 17.2 Cardiff, West 0.0 0.0 0.0 Pontypridd 14.1 13.8 13.3 Rhondda 11.8 12.8 13.3 Cynon Valley 6.0 8.9 12.0 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 0.0 0.0 0.0 Caerphilly 11.3 11.5 11.8 Islwyn 0.0 0.0 0.0 Blaenau Gwent 0.0 0.0 0.0 Torfaen 9.4 9.8 10.5 Monmouth 0.0 0.0 0.0 Newport, East 0.0 0.0 0.0 Newport, West 0.0 0.0 0.0