Written question asked by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Thursday, 26 October 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 1 November 2000. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 November 2000 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many schools in (a) Dudley South and (b) Dudley Metropolitan Borough have extra teachers as a result of the Government's class size initiative. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Pearson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many schools in (a) Dudley, South and (b) Dudley Metropolitan borough have extra teachers as a result of the Government's class size initiative. [135863] Ms Estelle Morris: The Government are well on track to deliver their infant class size pledge. £620 million is available to support the pledge, and allocations to Dudley LEA so far amounts to some £1.75 million. This has enabled the authority to provide additional infant teachers in 24 schools in the borough, of which 10 are to schools in the Dudley, South constituency. It has also enabled the authority to reduce the number of pupils in infant classes of over 30 pupils in September 2000 to 96 (1.1 per cent.), from 739 (7.7 per cent.) in September 1999. The figure in January 1998 was 2,873 (27 per cent.).

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