§ 2. Mr. Steeleasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects work will commence on the new secondary school at Helensburgh.
§ Mr. Brooman-WhiteDunbarton Education Authority expects to start building work in September, 1963.
§ Mr. SteeleNineteen sixty-three? Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the school population at Helensburgh is growing very rapidly and that the position of both staff and pupils at the moment is quite intolerable? Does not the special circumstance warrant some special urgency in the matter?
§ Mr. Brooman-WhiteI am sure the hon. Gentleman will appreciate that the priorities are a matter for the local 1145 authority. This is a big project, which requires a lot of preparatory work.
§ Mr. SteeleBut, surely, two years for planning a new school is something extraordinary.
§ Mr. Brooman-WhiteThere has been difficulty over the site, as the hon. Gentleman knows.