HC Deb 12 May 1950 vol 475 cc101-2W
Mr. Chetwynd

asked the Minister of Education to state the present position of development plans, showing the stages reached, by the various local education authorities.

Mr. Tomlinson

I have approved the plans of the following local education authorities:

England: Counties: Herefordshire; Hertfordshire; Isle of Wight; Kent; Leicestershire; Lincs. Holland; London; Norfolk; Rutland; Suffolk East; Suffolk West; Sussex East; Yorks E.R.; Yorks N.R. County Boroughs: Barnsley; Barrow-in-Furness; Blackburn; Bolton; Brighton; Canterbury; Chester; Darlington; Derby; Doncaster; Dudley; Eastbourne; East Ham; Exeter; Great Yarmouth; Grimsby; Halifax; Ipswich; Kingston-upon-Hull; Lincoln; Middlesbrough; Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Northampton; Oldham; Plymouth; Reading; Rotherham; St. Helens; Salford; Sheffield; Southend-on-Sea; South Shields; Sunderland; Warrington; West Ham; Worcester; York.

Wales: Counties: Anglesey; Caernarvonshire; Radnorship. County Boroughs: Newport (Mon.).

The plans submitted by the remaining authorities are in various stages of discussion and negotiation between my Department and the authorities concerned, following on comments and suggestions made by the Ministry.