§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what investigations have been conducted by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Schools during the last seven years into the state and design of school buildings; and what recommendations were issued as to improvements arising from such recommendations.
§ Sir Keith JosephHer Majesty's inspectors have not published separate reports on the state of school buildings. 109W However, this aspect of education is covered in a large number of reports by Her Majesty's inspectors on individual institutions and, in more detail, in their reports on the effects of local authority expenditure policies on education provision in England. Since January 1983 all Her Majesty's inspectors reports have been published. Her Majesty's inspectors does not inspect or report on the design of schools, but its advice on the educational aspects of school building development is available to the Department's architects working in this field.
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has (a) on the number of companies which have provided finance for undergraduate and postgraduate courses at universities and polytechnics in the west midlands in each of the last seven years, (b) on which specific courses were supported and (c) on what total finance has been provided in each year during the same period.
Appeals under section 8(6) of the Education Act 1981 received during the period 1 April 1985 to 31 March 1986 LEA Number of appeals Statement confirmed Statement amended Not yet decided Avon 1 — — 1 Barnet 3 2 — 1 Cheshire 1 1 — — Cumbria 1 — — 1 Durham 1 1 — — Hampshire 1 1 — — Humberside 4 3 1 — ILEA 2 — 2 — Lancashire 1 — — 1 Leicestershire 1 1 — — Lincolnshire 2 1 1 — North Yorkshire 1 — — 1 Solihull 1 1 — — Staffordshire 1 1 — — Surrey 1 1 — — Wolverhampton 1 — — 1 My right hon. Friend has issued no directions to cease to maintain a statement under section 8(7)(c) of the Act.
§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many appeals he has received under section 5(6) of the Education Act 1981 in the 12 months ending 31 March 1986; and if he will (a) list the local education authorities concerned and give the number
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Appeal under section 5(6) of the Education Act 1981 during the period 1 April 1985 to 31 March 1986 LEA Number of appeals LEA decision upheld Direction under section 5(8) Not yet decided Barnet 1 — — 1 Bury 2 — — 1 Devon 1 — — 1 Dorset 1 — — 1 Durham 1 — — 1 Hereford and Worcester 2 1 — — Humberside 1 — — — Isle of Wight 1 1 — 1 Lancashire 1 — — 1 Nottinghamshire 4 2 — — Oxfordshire 2 — 1 1 Solihull 1 — — 1 Staffordshire 1 1 — — Surrey 2 — — 2
§ Mr. WaldenThis information is not available centrally.