HC Deb 04 April 1962 vol 657 cc45-6W
Mr. Lubbock

asked the Minister of Education (1) if he will state the number of children in maintained and assisted secondary schools being educated in accommodation built before 1902, from 1902 to 1918, from 1918 to 1945, and since 1945, respectively;

(2) what is the number of children in maintained and assisted primary schools being educated in accommodation built before 1902, from 1902 to 1918, from 1918 to 1945, and since 1945, respectively.

Sir D. Eccles

Information about the dates of school buildings for the years before 1945 is not available centrally. In January, 1961, there were 4,100,000 pupils in all primary schools and 2,800,000 pupils in all secondary schools and in each category about 1½ million pupils were in places provided since 1945.