HC Deb 04 June 1964 vol 695 cc191-3W
57. Mr. A. Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in HANSARD of the school building programme requested by the Tottenham Education Authority in their recent application and the amount of the programme he allowed; what representations he has received from the locally and nationally elected representatives of the people against his decision; when these representations were made; what was the nature of his reply; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Hogg

I will publish details of the relative projects proposed by the Middlesex Local Education Authority as candidates for the school building programmes for 1965–67 and of the £354,000 project I have approved. I have not received any representations.

The following are the details:

Tottenham Projects proposed by the Middlesex Local Education Authority as Candidates for the 1965–66 and 1966–67 Programmes
1965–66
Downhills Infants School—rebuilding £43,876
Downhills Secondary School—rebuilding £425,535
St. Ignatius College (Roman Catholic)—rebuilding at Enfield £354,393
(This project was included in the approved programme.)

1966–67
Rowland Hill Secondary School—extension and remodelling £429,400

(No Tottenham projects have been proposed for the 1967–68 programme.)

63. Mr. Sydney Irving

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the cost of the school building programmes submitted by the Kent Education Committee in the years 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, and 1962–63, in respect of major works and minor works, respectively; and what were the amounts approved.

Mr. Hogg

The information is given in the following tables:

MINOR BUILDING PROGRAMMES
Year Value of work proposed by Authority Value of programme approved
(£000's) (£000's)
1958–59 2,420 1,235
1959–60 2,548 749
1960–61 2,399 962
1961–62 1,116
1962–63 3,540 1,552

MINOR WORKS PROGRAMME
Year Value of work proposed by Authority Value of programme approved
(£000's) (£000's)
1958–59*
1959–60† 330
1960–61 876 455
1961–62 650 400‡
1962–63 612
*In 1958–59 projects were still submitted individually to the Department; no overall programme was approved.
†Proposals were not called for In 1959–60.
‡Covering the period 1.10.61 to 31.3.63.

Mr. Swingler

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion in value of the proposals put forward by Staffordshire for the 1965–66 schoolbuilding programme he approved; and what proportions of the projects he approved were for primary and secondary education, respectively.

Mr. Hogg

The value of proposals put forward for the 1965–66 major building programme was £6,537,000, and the value of projects programmed was £1,817,000. Of this total, primary projects accounted for £913,000 and secondary projects for £904,000. The proportion of projects programmed was thus 28 per cent., in approximately equal shares for primary and secondary projects.