§ Mr. Channonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a further statement about the progress made in finding places at other schools of architecture for those students whose careers have been affected by the closure of the Southend School of Architecture.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsI am informed by the local education authority that places have been found at other recognised schools of architecture for 16 of the 33 current first-year students at the Southend School of Architecture. Of the remainder, 8 expect to be placed in the near future, 6 have been advised not to continue with the course and 3 have abandoned it of their own volition.