asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what special financial aid has been given to Leicestershire in each of the last five years towards the cost of meeting the special problems associated with a large immigrant community; for what purposes was such aid authorised; and what form it took.
Between 1970–71 and 1974–75 grants paid to
The average net institutional recurrent costs per pupil—full time or full-time equivalent—were as follows:
| Financial Year | ||
| 1973–74 (1974 Survey Prices) | 1974–75 (1975 Survey Prices) | |
| Maintained Nursery Schools | £266 | £300 |
| Designated Nursery Classes in Primary Schools (Estimated) | £165 | £197 |
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many full and part time pupils, respectively, there were in nursery schools and classes, respectively, in England and Wales in 1973–74 and 1974–75.
In January of the respective years the figures for England and Wales were as follows.Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council under Section 11 of the Local Government Act 1966 on the costs of staff employed in consequence of the presence of immigrants from the Commonwealth whose language or customs differ from those of the rest of the community, were as follows:
| Financial Year | Grant paid to Leicestershire County Council £ | Grant paid to Leicester City Council £ |
| 1970–71 | 7,806 | 156,597 |
| 1971–72 | 11,828 | 152,580 |
| 1972–73 | 20,509 | 160,233 |
| 1973–74 | 25,026 | 338,673 |
| 1974–75 | 381,310 | 243,286 |