§ Mr. M. Stewartasked the Minister of Education (1) to give an approximate estimate of the capital cost, at present prices, of implementing local authority development plans for primary and secondary schools;
(2) if he will give an approximate estimate of the capital cost, at present prices, of implementing the local authority schemes for further education, other than county colleges.
§ Sir D. EcclesIt would require immense labour to compile figures from estimates sent in at different dates and related to different levels of building costs. I hope the hon. Member will not press me to carry out the exercise he asks for.
§ Mr. M. Stewartasked the Minister of Education if he will give an approximate estimate of the capital cost, at present prices, of implementing local authority proposals, submitted for his approval, for the development of technical colleges.
§ Sir D. EcclesProposals of this sort are coming in to me all the time. If the hon. 247W Member will let me know what group of proposals he has in mind, I will try to let him have the estimate for which he asks.
§ Mr. M. Stewartasked the Minister of Education how many school places are to be provided, in local authority development plans, in secondary technical schools and technical streams of combined secondary schools; and what proportion this figure bears to the total number of secondary school places to be provided.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe form of many developments plans make it impossible to answer this Question in terms of number or proportion of places. I can say only that the plans of many authorities provide for a considerable expansion of their provision for secondary technical courses.