§ 76. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education the estimated value of the school building programme for 1954–55; and how this compares with the programmes for 1953–54. 1952–53 and 1951–52, respectively.
§ Miss HorsbrughThe estimated value of the school building programme for 1954–55 is approximately£45 million, which is about the same as the programmes for the previous two financial56W years. The original figure for the 1951–52 programme was about£42 million, but about£28 million worth of this work was transferred to later programmes or abandoned.
§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education the estimated value of the school building programme for Staffordshire for 1954–55; how this compares with the programme for 1953–54; and how many new schools it is proposed to start building in the current year.
§ Miss HorsbrughThe Staffordshire local education authority's building programme for 1954–55 contains major school projects estimated to cost some£1,160,000, compared with some£907,000 for 1953–54; it includes four new primary schools and four new secondary schools, as well as several projects for enlarging or converting existing schools.