asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of schoolchildren in King's Lynn this year; what is the estimated number for 1970 and 1975; and how many teachers will be required on each of these dates.

In January, 1965, there were 5,280 pupils in maintained schools in King's Lynn. The Department's long-term estimates are on a national basis only and do not attempt to forecast the prospects for individual local education authorities, or for parts of their areas. I cannot, therefore, answer the two other parts of the Question.