HC Deb 24 October 1972 vol 843 cc267-9W
Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler

asked the Secretary of State for Education and

PRE-1903 PRIMARY SCHOOLS
With long-term need for replacement or improvement
Local Education Authority Counties only Total of Capital Allocations in Major Primary Improvements Programmes 1972–75 (see note a £00s Number of Pre-1903 Primary Schools (See note b) Number of Pupils in these schools (to nearest 100)
ENGLAND
Bedfordshire … … … … 1,323 59 8,000
Berkshire … … … … 644 22 4,600
Buckinghamshire … … … 690 28 5,400
Cambridgeshire and Ely … … 598 47 6,400
Cheshire … … … … … 4,485 197 36,500
Cornwall … … … … 1,702 167 18,600
Cumberland … … … … 713 86 7,000
Derbyshire … … … … 2,622 235 34,300
Devon … … … … … 2,173 210 20,800
Dorset … … … … … 748 110 12,600
Durham … … … … … 2,622 84 16,800
Essex … … … … … 2,081 159 18,500
Gloucestershire … … … … 1,380 110 19,500
Hampshire … … … … 2,576 114 24,900
Herefordshire … … … … 598 57 6,200
Hertfordshire … … … … 1,392 64 9,900
Huntingdon and Peterborough … 437 20 2,500
Isle of Wight … … … … 357 22 4,400
Isles of Scilly … … … … — — —
Kent … … … … … 3,714 131 30,700
Lancashire … … … … 8,464 306 64,300
Leicestershire … … … … 1,828 134 19,700
Lincolnshire—
Holland … … … … 506 20 3,200
Kesteven … … … … 736 59 4,700
Lindsey … … … … 1,507 143 18,400
Norfolk … … … … … 1,690 285 22,300
Northamptonshire … … … 1,196 96 12,900
Northumberland … … … 1,265 54 8,200
Nottinghamshire … … … 1,748 83 14,400
Oxfordshire … … … … 759 83 8,400
Rutland … … … … … — — —
Shropshire … … … … 1,449 105 7,900
Somerset … … … … 1,955 261 33,500
Staffordshire … … … … 1,426 106 13,700
Suffolk—
East … … … … … 759 58 6,000
West … … … … … 782 56 6,400
Surrey … … … … … 1,713 120 31,200
Sussex—
East … … … … … 1,115 59 9,500
West … … … … … 932 54 6,700
Warwickshire … … … … 1,380 96 10,300
Westmorland … … … … 345 40 3,400
Wiltshire … … … … 1,345 111 12,400
Worcestershire … … … … 782 128 18,200

Science (1) how much Exchequer aid she has granted for modernisation to pre-1903 primary schools in each county in England and Wales since June, 1970;

(2) how many pre-1903 primary schools are still in use in each county in England and Wales.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Responsibility for primary education in Wales is a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.

Following is the information, including schools in Wales:

Local Education Authority Counties only Total of Capital Allocations in Major Primary Improvements Programmes 1972–75 (See note a) £00s Number of Pre-1903 Primary Schools (See note b) Number of Pupils in these schools (to nearest 100)
Yorkshire—
East Riding … … … … 771 52 5,600
North Riding … … … 1,541 126 11,000
West Riding … … … … 6,877 495 75,300
TOTAL ENGLAND COUNTIES … … 73,726 5,052 715,200
WALES (see note c)
Anglesey … … … … 160 35 5,300
Breconshire … … … … 258 26 2,100
Caernarvonshire … … … 400 58 5,300
Cardiganshire … … … … 50 54 2,000
Carmarthenshire … … … 906 81 9,300
Denbighshire … … … … 400 80 9,100
Flintshire … … … … 870 38 5,800
Glamorgan … … … … 1,700 170 32,800
Merioneth … … … … 120 15 2,000
Monmouthshire … … … 800 152 19,600
Montgomeryshire … … … — 30 1,900
Pembrokeshire … … … … 360 54 5,300
Radnorshire … … … … 70 17 1,000
TOTAL WALES COUNTIES … … … 6,094 810 101,500
ENGLAND AND WALES TOTAL COUNTIES … 79,820 5,862 816,700
NOTES:—
a. In addition to these allocations, some counties have devoted part of their allocations for minor works costing up to £40,000 to the improvement of pre-1903 primary schools.
b. Schools as at January, 1971 requiring improvement or replacement, but excluding schools to be improved/replaced in 1971–72 or earlier programmes.
c. Excludes allocations for 1974–75 Programme: these will be announced shortly.