asked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what proportion of primary classes in Dyfed and in Ceredigion, respectively, now contain more than 40 children;(2) what proportion of primary classes in each local education authority in Wales now contain more than 40 pupils.

In January 1974, the latest date for which data is available, the information requested for each county in Wales was as follows:

Authority	Percentage of Class with 40 or more pupils
Clwyd	1·5
Dyfed	0·5
Gwent	1·0
Gwynedd	0·5
Mid-Glamorgan	0·5
Powys	1·0
South Glamorgan	0·5
West Glamorgan	0·4

[Note: In the calculation of the above percentages part-time children have been calculated as 0·5 full-time equivalents.]Corresponding figures for Ceredigion are not available, since educational statistics are analysed by my Department on a county basis.