§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what expenditure is required to bring all primary schools in Surrey up to the standards envisaged in the Plowden Report; and what sum is being made available to the Surrey County Council for primary schools under the 1968–69 major building programme.
§ Mr. CroslandThe information asked for in the first part of the Question is not available. The answer to the second part is £677,818.
§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why he has substituted a total of 440 new primary school places in the Ash area for the 560 places requested by the Surrey County Council in the 1968–69 major building programme.
§ Mr. CroslandI reached the conclusion that on the basis of the Authority's submission the need for extra places could he met by the smaller project. I am, however, now considering revised proposals in the light of later information provided by the Authority about population growth in the area.