asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish figures in the Official Report showing the pupil-teacher ratios for each of the education authorities within the Greater Manchester area for primary and secondary schools, and for primary and secondary schools in educational priority areas for the most recent year for which figures are available and for the two preceding years.

In January 1974, the latest year for which figures are available, the ratios were as follows:

PUPIL-QUALIFIED TEACHER RATIOS IN MAINTAINED SCHOOLS IN THE METROPOLITAN COUNTY OF GREATER MANCHESTER
Local Education Authority	Primary schools	Secondary schools	Primary and secondary schools together
Bolton	27·3	16·9	22·2
Bury	26·1	17·4	22·0
Manchester	25·0	16·5	20·6
Oldham	27·4	18·3	23·1
Rochdale	26·0	16·6*	20·9*
Salford	27·3	17·7	22·4
Stockport	27·5	17·6	22·5
Tameside	26·3	18·4	22·5
Trafford	25·9	17·4	21·7
Wigan	25·5	17·2*	21·3*
* Including middle schools deemed secondary.

The above figures relate to the metropolitan districts which came into existance on 1st April 1974 but comparable figures are not available for earlier years. I regret that separate information in respect of educational priority areas is also not available.