§ 40. Ms. Clare Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what guidance he gives to local education authorities on the level of expenditure on school maintenance.
§ Mr. DunnLast year my Department published architects and building group design note 40 ("Maintenance and Renewal in Educational Buildings") which recommends that the assessment of maintenance needs should be related to the ascertained condition of an authority's buildings and their individual elements. Because local and particular needs are bound to vary widely, the design note does not recommend the use of general yardsticks or norms for assessing maintenance expenditure.