§ 52. Dr. Kingasked the Minister of Education the number of schools already built, and those already started, for the reorganisation of rural post-primary education, and the number of schools still necessary to complete the five-year plan.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd33, 147 and 226, respectively.
§ Dr. KingIs the Minister aware that tile best job that was done in this House by his last predecessor but one was to announce the five-year programme for the elimination of the all-age school in the countryside, and that at present local authorities which have been carrying on with that plan have had soma; of the schools he has mentioned this afternoon cut out of their programmes? Will he give this matter his very earnest consideration?
§ Mr. LloydI can give the hon. Member the consolation that, of the 226 schools in the last category, 82 are still on the approved building programme, and so can be started.