§ 33. Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress has been made in reducing the number of surplus school places in the light of falling rolls.
§ Dr. BoysonBetween April 1975 and December 1980, the 97 LEAs in England took a net total of 196,000 places out of use. Returns for 1981 have so far been received from only 76 LEAs and show that these authorities took a further net total of 87,000 places out of use in that year.