§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education which local education authorities have school reorganisation or closure proposals under consideration by his Department; how many surplus places will be removed by each authority as a result of their proposals; and which authorities, since the submission of their proposal to his Department, have been waiting for a decision(a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to nine months, (d) nine to 12 months and (e) in excess of 12 months.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 21 March 1994]: The table lists proposals under consideration by the Department as at 18 March 1994 for the closure, alteration or establishment of county and voluntary schools, the number of places that it is proposed will be removed as a result of the proposals—where relevant and known—and the length of time the proposals have been under consideration.
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LEA Places proposed to be removed where known Proposals under consideration for: (a) Up to 3 months (b) 3–6 months (c) 6–9 months (d) 9–12 months (e) In excess of 12 months Doncaster 86 — — 1 — — Dorset — 2 — — — — Dudley — 1 — — — — Ealing — — 1 — — — Gloucestershire — 1 — — — — Greenwich 420 — 2 — — — Hackney 140 — 1 — — 1 Hammersmith and Fulham — — 1 — — — Hampshire — — 3 — — — Harrow — 1 2 — — — Havering — 3 — — — — Hereford and Worcester 46 1 — — — 1 Hertfordshire — — — — — — Humberside — — 1 — — — Kensington and Chelsea — 1 — — — — Kent 584 3 1 — — — Kirklees 30 2 — — — — Knowsley 180 1 1 — — — Lambeth 1,381 — 1 — — — Lancashire — 4 1 — — — Leeds 195 8 — — — — Leicestershire — — 3 — — — Lincolnshire 130 — 1 — — 2 Manchester — 1 — — — — Newham — 1 — — — — North Tyneside 292 — — 2 — — North Yorkshire 114 3 — 1 — — Nottinghamshire — — 2 1 — — Oxfordshire 60 2 1 — — — Richmond upon Thames — — 1 — — — Salford — 1 — — — — Sefton — — 1 — — — Sheffield 202 — 1 — — — Somerset — — 1 — — — Staffordshire — 3 — — — — Stockport — — 1 — — — Suffolk — 1 1 — 1 — Surrey — 3 3 — — — Sutton — 1 — — — — Tameside — — 1 — 1 — Tower Hamlets — 1 — — — — Trafford — 1 — — — — Wakefield 1,483 — 1 — — — Walsall — 1 — — — — Wandsworth 526 1 2 — — — Warwickshire 2,382 — 5 — — — West Sussex — 1 1 — — — Wiltshire — — 1 — — — Wolverhampton 84 2 — — — 1