Written question asked by Denis Murphy (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 March 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 March 2001. It was answered by Lord Wills (Labour) on Thursday, 15 March 2001 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 computers there are in schools in Wansbeck; and how many there were in 1997. - Includes tables and ref to Dept does not collect details about numbers of school computers held in individual constituencies.

Answer: Mr. Denis Murphy: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many computers there are in schools in Wansbeck; and how many there were in 1997. [153146] Mr. Wills: The Department does not collect details about the numbers of school computers held in individual constituencies. Data from the Department's Survey of ICT in Schools 1996 are given, as the survey was performed bi-annually until 1998. The comparable survey in 2000 shows that the numbers of computers in schools in England has increased as shown in the following table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sector March 1996 March 2000 1 Primary 13.0 17.8 Secondary 95.9 112.6 Special 19.0 66.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The ratio of computers to pupils since 1996 has improved as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Sector March 1996 March 2000 2 Primary 1:19 1:12.6 Secondary 1:9 1:7.9 Special 1:4 1:3.7 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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