§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the number of boarding school places currently taken up by local education authorities (a) in schools maintained by other authorities and (b) in the independent sector; and what were the equivalent figures for September for each of the years 1980 to 1986 inclusive;
(2) whether he will give details under all appropriate headings of the range of statistical information available to his Department relating to the discharge by local education authorities of their duty to meet essential boarding school needs under section 52(1)(a) of the Education Act 1944.
§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the current number of boarding school places provided in maintained schools in England by local education authorities; and what were the equivalent figures as of September for each of the years 1980 to 1986, inclusive.
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§ Mr. DunnThe information is available neither in the form nor over the whole period requested. The number of boarders in maintained schools in England in January for each year shown was as follows:
Number 1983 8,341 1984 7,884 1985 7,583 1986 7,118