HC Deb 27 October 1992 vol 212 cc545-6W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if it is his intention to apply the same criteria to grant-maintained schools as to local education authority schools when considering the rationalisation of school places.

Mr. Forth

We are determined to reduce wasteful surplus capacity and will apply similar criteria to all proposals for the rationalisation of school places.

Mr. Byers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education which grant-maintained schools were visited by Her Majesty's inspectors during the period January 1992 to July 1992 and what was the total costs of these inspections; in the case of each school,(a) how many visits have taken place, (b) what is the number of inspectors involved, (c) what is the total number of days involved and (d) what is the cost; and whether it is proposed to publish any report arising from these visits.

Mr. Forth

HMI visited 50 GM schools in the period mentioned. None of the visits was a formal inspection intended to lead to a published report. The information available is given in the table.

School Number of Days Cost (£)
Hendon 2.0 780
Queen Elizabeth 2.0 780
Queensbury 4.0 1,560
Baverstock 2.0 780
Small Heath 4.0 1,560
St. James CE 2.0 780
Old Swinford Hospital 2.0 780
London Oratory 4.0 1,560
Heckmondwike GS 4.0 1,560
Kings School, Lincoln 3.0 1,170
Wilson's School 2.0 780
Audenshaw 2.0 780
Bankfield HS 2.0 780
St. Francis Xavier 4.0 1,560
School Number of Days Cost (£)
Southlands 1.0 390
Claremont HS 2.0 780
Ribston Hall 1.5 585
London Nautical 21.0 8,190
Bridgewater Hall 1.0 390
Ecclesbourne 5.5 2,145
Marling 1.0 390
Stroud HS 1.0 390
Watford Boys' GS 2.0 780
Longfield HS 4.0 1,560
Wolverhampton HS for Girls 2.0 780
Bullers Wood 2.0 780
Handsworth GS 5.5 2,145
Great Barr 2.0 780
Crossley Heath 2.0 780
North Halifax HS 1.0 390
Wilmington Boys' GS 2.0 780
Lancaster Girls' GS 2.0 780
King Edward VI, Lincoln 1.0 390
Stratford 3.0 1,170
Watford Girls' GS 1.0 390
Vyners 1.0 390
Haydon 1.0 390
Homewood 1.5 585
Southlands 1.0 390
Bourne County Primary 2.0 780
Moulton Primary 2.0 780
Kingswood 1.0 390
Manor High 1.5 585
Avon Valley 1.0 390
Christs Hospital 2.0 780
The Gartree Tattershal 1.0 390
Salterlee Primary 0.5 195
Bassingbown Village College 1.0 390
Minster College 1.0 390
Myton 2.0 780
Total 122.0 47,580