§ 21. Mr. Liptonasked the Minister of Education what further increases he will now make in school building in London.
§ Sir E. BoyleI am now considering the London County Council's proposals for the school building programmes 1965–68 and expect to make an announcement within the next month or two.
§ Mr. LiptonIs the Minister aware that, thanks to inadequate Government provision in past years, there are still quite a number of slum schools in the London area, dismal, decrepit and disheartening for pupils and teachers alike? Does it not smack a little too much of electioneering now to say that a few days before the General Election the Minister will announce a vast new increase in the provision of schools in London?
§ Sir E. BoyleIt smacks not of electioneering, but merely of sensible administration, to give sufficient warning of the schools for the 1965–66 programme. I was going to suggest a word about the total, but in view of what the hon. Member has asked I will not.