§ 19. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the improvements required at the Jump Primary and Infants' School to bring it up to a reason able standard; and if he will make a statement on the present conditions at this school.
§ Mr. MulleyI understand from the Barnsley education authority that the boilers in the old building were recently replaced; work is about to start on moving all toilets indoors; and some minor repairs are also to be undertaken.
§ Mr. WainwrightDoes my right hon. Friend appreciate the bad conditions that obtain in that school? He has not read out a quarter of the facilities that are below normal standards. Will he do something, in co-operation with the Barnsley Metropolitan District Education Committee, to ensure that reasonable standards are achieved at the school?
§ Mr. MulleyI know that my hon. Friend takes a close interest in the schools in his constituency. He will find that as a result of the expenditure I have just indicated there will be an improvement. The infants' premises date from 1968 while the premises occupied by the juniors go back to 1880. I understand that compared with a number of other schools in the authority's area, conditions at this school are by no means the worst. They are not seriously over-crowded, or intolerable. However, I am sure that the improvements now being undertaken will help a great deal.