§ 61. Mr. Thorneasked the President of the Board of Education whether he can give the House any information in connection with the steel school building which has been built by the West Sussex County Council at Sidlesham; and for what reasons the board sanctioned these steel buildings?
§ The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education (Mr. Shakespeare)There has recently been a rapid influx of population at Sidlesham in West Sussex, which has necessitated the enlargement of Sidlesham council school by the addition of four classrooms. In view of the urgency of the need, and the uncertainty as to the permanence of the present arrangements, the local education authority decided to experiment in a form of light construction consisting of light steel framing which can be easily and rapidly assembled or dismantled. The board will watch the experiment with interest.
§ Mr. Morgan JonesMay we take it that this experiment is only temporary?
§ Mr. ShakespeareThat I cannot say.