§ 37. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his Department's definition of an urban deprived area; and which towns in Dorset qualify.
§ Miss Bacon:In deciding which old schools should be replaced first, whether in urban or rural areas, I take into account both the state of the buildings and any available information about multiple social deprivation. There is little evidence of multiple deprivation in Dorset towns.