HC Deb 04 February 2002 vol 379 c718W
Mr. Pope

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many five, six and seven-year old children were taught in classes of more than 30 pupils in Lancashire in(a) 1997 and (b) 2001. [31219]

Mr. Timms

The total number of key stage 1 pupils in classes of 31 or more pupils taught by one teacher in Lancashire local education authority as at January 1997 and 2001 were 17,712 and 127 respectively.