§ 39. Mr. SHEPHERDasked the President of the Board of Education which local education authorities are responsible for the 544 elementary schools condemned as unfit for school purposes, and the degree of responsibility of each authority expressed in number of school places?
§ Lord E. PERCYI am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT a tabular statement of the information asked for by the hon. Member. To give the total accommodation which the schools concerned are at present recognised as providing would be misleading inasmuch as it would include a quantity of nominal, as opposed to effective, accommodation. Instead, the statement gives the number of children on the books at the latest date for which the returns are available.
| SUMMARY. | ||||||
| Type of Local Education Authority. | Number of Schools. | Number on Registers, 31-3-27. | ||||
| Council. | Voluntary. | Total. | Council. | Voluntary. | Total. | |
| Counties | 84 | 158 | 242 | 18,845 | 20,468 | 39,313 |
| Boroughs | 15 | 34 | 49 | 4,028 | 9,587 | 13,615 |
| Urban Districts | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2,461 | 3,991 | 6,452 |
| London | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1,801 | 358 | 2,159 |
| County Boroughs | 37 | 119 | 156 | 13,028 | 47,482 | 60,510 |
| Total—England | 146 | 327 | 473 | 40,163 | 81,886 | 122,049 |
| Wales: | ||||||
| Counties | 21 | 24 | 45 | 4,455 | 2,427 | 6,882 |
| Boroughs | 3 | — | 3 | 1,472 | — | 1,472 |
| Urban Districts | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2,476 | 1,074 | 3,550 |
| County Boroughs | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1,029 | 3,957 | 4,986 |
| Total—Wales | 32 | 39 | 71 | 9,432 | 7,458 | 16,890 |
| England and Wales: | ||||||
| Counties | 105 | 182 | 287 | 23,300 | 22,895 | 46,195 |
| Boroughs | 18 | 34 | 52 | 5,500 | 9,587 | 15,087 |
| Urban Districts | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4,937 | 5,065 | 10,002 |
| London | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1,801 | 358 | 2,159 |
| County Boroughs | 40 | 131 | 171 | 14,057 | 51,439 | 65,496 |
| Total—England and Wales | 178 | 366 | 544 | 49,595 | 89,344 | 138,939 |
| LIST OF LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES. | ||||||||
| England. | ||||||||
| L.E.A. | Number of Schools. | Number of Pupils on 31st March, 1927. | ||||||
| Council. | Voluntary. | Total. | Council. | Voluntary | Total. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | ||
| Bedfordshire | … | … | 1 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 106 | 176 |
| Buckinghamshire | … | … | — | 7 | 7 | — | 744 | 744 |
| Cambridgeshire | … | … | — | 5 | 5 | — | 565 | 565 |
| Isle of Ely | … | … | 3 | 2 | 5 | 633 | 373 | 1,006 |
| Cheshire | … | … | 1 | 1 | 2 | 522 | 131 | 653 |
| Cornwall | … | … | 1 | 1 | 2 | 60 | 47 | 107 |
| Cumberland | … | … | — | 2 | 2 | — | 418 | 418 |
| Derbyshire | … | … | 1 | 1 | 2 | 399 | 141 | 540 |
§ Mr. MORRISWhat proportion of these condemned schools are in necessitous areas?
§ Lord E. PERCYThe hon. Member will see the list in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. SHEPHERDHas the Noble Lord inspected any of these schools himself?
§ Lord E. PERCYOh, yes.
§ Following is the statement:
809| L.E.A. | Number of Schools. | Number of Pupils on 31st March, 1927. | ||||
| Council | Voluntary. | Total. | Council. | Voluntary. | Total. | |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| Devonshire | 3 | 7 | 10 | 294 | 699 | 993 |
| Dorsetshire | 1 | 1 | 2 | 99 | 55 | 154 |
| Durham | 22 | 7 | 29 | 7,756 | 1,004 | 8,760 |
| Essex | — | 2 | 2 | — | 180 | 180 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 | — | 1 | 101 | — | 101 |
| Hampshire—Southampton | — | 1 | 1 | — | 102 | 102 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 | 1 | 5 | 945 | 127 | 1,072 |
| Huntingdonshire | 1 | 1 | 2 | 248 | 78 | 326 |
| Kent | 6 | 3 | 9 | 983 | 548 | 1,531 |
| Lancashire | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1,351 | 2,704 | 4,055 |
| Leicestershire | 2 | 5 | 7 | 288 | 1,199 | 1,487 |
| Lincs.—Parts of Holland | — | 1 | 1 | — | 66 | 66 |
| Lincs.—Parts of Kesteven | — | 1 | 1 | — | 68 | 68 |
| Lincs.—Parts of Lindsey | 3 | 4 | 7 | 353 | 976 | 1,329 |
| Middlesex | — | 3 | 3 | — | 633 | 633 |
| Norfolk | 1 | 5 | 6 | 139 | 423 | 562 |
| Northamptonshire | — | 8 | 8 | — | 851 | 851 |
| Northumberland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 273 | 342 | 615 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 | 8 | 10 | 320 | 700 | 1,020 |
| Oxfordshire | — | 6 | 6 | — | 925 | 925 |
| Rutland | — | 2 | 2 | — | 126 | 126 |
| Shropshire | 3 | 16 | 19 | 190 | 1,846 | 2,036 |
| Somersetshire | 1 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 573 | 626 |
| Staffordshire | 3 | 5 | 8 | 528 | 509 | 1,037 |
| Suffolk, East | — | 6 | 6 | — | 591 | 591 |
| Suffolk, West | — | 4 | 4 | — | 243 | 243 |
| Warwickshire | 1 | 3 | 4 | 228 | 174 | 402 |
| Wiltshire | 1 | 5 | 6 | 203 | 354 | 557 |
| Worcestershire | — | 2 | 2 | — | 394 | 394 |
| Yorks, East Riding | — | 1 | 1 | — | 131 | 131 |
| Yorks, North Riding | — | 1 | 1 | — | 268 | 268 |
| Yorks, West Riding | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2,809 | 1,054 | 3,863 |
| London | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1,801 | 358 | 2,159 |
| Barnsley | — | 1 | 1 | — | 226 | 226 |
| Birmingham | 2 | 12 | 14 | 326 | 4,823 | 5,149 |
| Blackburn | — | 1 | 1 | — | 374 | 374 |
| Bootle | — | 1 | 1 | — | 613 | 613 |
| Bournemouth | 1 | — | 1 | 214 | — | 214 |
| Brighton | 2 | 4 | 6 | 569 | 1,167 | 1,736 |
| Bristol | — | 4 | 4 | — | 923 | 923 |
| Burnley | 1 | — | 1 | 266 | — | 266 |
| Coventry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 296 | 234 | 530 |
| Darlington | — | 1 | 1 | — | 185 | 185 |
| Derby | 2 | 1 | 3 | 309 | 243 | 552 |
| Dewsbury | — | 2 | 2 | — | 219 | 219 |
| Dudley | 1 | 1 | 2 | 99 | 345 | 444 |
| Great Yarmouth | — | 1 | 1 | — | 378 | 378 |
| Grimsby | — | 1 | 1 | — | 263 | 263 |
| Huddersfield | — | 1 | 1 | — | 240 | 240 |
| Leeds | — | 2 | 2 | — | 497 | 497 |
| Leicester | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1,334 | 1,334 |
| Liverpool | — | 9 | 9 | — | 5,977 | 5,977 |
| Manchester | — | 16 | 16 | — | 8,875 | 8,875 |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 2 | 1 | 3 | 742 | 532 | 1,274 |
| Northampton | — | 2 | 2 | — | 306 | 306 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 3 | 563 | 431 | 994 |
| Oldbam | — | 3 | 3 | — | 955 | 955 |
| Oxford | — | 2 | 2 | — | 290 | 290 |
| Plymouth | — | 4 | 4 | — | 940 | 940 |
| Portsmouth | 1 | 3 | 4 | 452 | 1,230 | 1,682 |