§ 77. Mr. Morleyasked the Minister of Education the number of schools completed and occupied from August, 1945, to the present date; the number of schools which are now under construction; and what additional number it is anticipated will be completed by 31st December, 1949.
§ Mr. TomlinsonBetween August, 1945, and 31st October, 1948, the latest date for which the information is available, 31 schools had been completed and occupied and 30 others had been wholly or partly occupied although some work on them was still in progress. Including these 30, the number of new schools under construction on 31st October last was 298. I am unable to forecast how many of these will be completed by 31st December, 1949. All these figures relate to new schools and do not include the provision of new premises for existing schools or additions and extensions to existing schools.
§ 81. Mr. Piratinasked the Minister of Education which are the five comprehensive school projects which he has rejected; and why he has done so.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThey were new schools proposed in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The local education authority, on consideration, agreed that they were too small to provide efficiently for the purposes intended.