§ 7. Mr. Gibson-Wattasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will report on the planning implications of the schools survey announced by the Minister of State for Welsh Affairs.
§ Mr. George ThomasAs I told the Welsh Grand Committee, where the results of the survey demonstrate a need to replace an existing school in a potentially dangerous location by a new school and planning problems arise that cannot be resolved by the Local Planning Authorities, appropriate action will be taken.
§ Mr. Gibson-WattI would commend this action to allay any anxiety which there may be. How many schools have been so surveyed, how many have received a bad report and what schools, if any, have been closed as a result?
§ Mr. ThomasThe education authorities in Wales were asked to survey their areas. An analysis of the results so far has led to the temporary closure of two schools—Alitwen Infants School, Pontardawe, and Graig Ddu Infants School, Dinas Rhondda—and the final results of the survey are still being studied.