§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is the average cost of a mobile classroom employed by local education authorities in Wales; and what is his estimate of the value of mobile classrooms employed in each of the counties of Wales for both primary and secondary schools;
(2) how many mobile classrooms are employed by local education authorities for their primary schools and for their secondary schools in each of the counties of Wales; and what is his estimate of the number of children both in primary and secondary schools taught in these temporary premises in each of the counties of Wales.
§ Mr. Peter ThomasMy Department does not collect statistics about the number of mobile classrooms nor the number of children housed in temporary buildings at maintained schools. The estimated average cost of providing a single mobile classroom is about £2,000.