§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many proposals for school closure and reorganisation and from which local education authority have been awaiting a decision from her for(a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to nine months, (d) nine to 12 months and (e) more than 12 months.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe table lists proposals under consideration by the Department as at 10 February 1995 for the closure, alteration or establishment of county and voluntary schools and the length of time the proposals have been under consideration. Following the publication of proposals, there is a statutory two-month period during which objections may be submitted. Where objections are submitted to the LEA there is a further one-month period within which the objections must be forwarded to the Secretary of State.
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Proposals under consideration for:- LEA (a) Up to 3 months (b) 3–6 months (c) 6–9 months (d) 9–2 months (e) In excess of 12 months Humberside 1 — — — — Islington — 1 — — — Kensington and Chelsea 1 — — — — Kent 3 6 — 4 — Knowsley 3 — — — — Lancashire 1 3 — — — Leeds 1 1 1 — — Leicestershire — — 1 — — Lewisham — 1 — — — Lincolnshire 1 11 — — — Liverpool 1 1 — — — Manchester — 1 — — — Norfolk 2 — 1 — — North Tyneside — 1 — — — North Yorkshire — 1 — — 1 Northamptonshire — 3 — — — Northumberland 3 1 — — — Nottinghamshire 1 5 2 — — Oldham 2 — — — — Oxfordshire 1 1 — — — Redbridge 2 — — — — Richmond upon Thames — — — — 1 Sandwell — 1 — — — Sefton — 1 — — — Shropshire — 1 — — — Solihull 2 — — — — Somerset 1 4 — — — Staffordshire — 1 — — — Stockport 2 2 — — — Suffolk 3 — — — — Surrey 1 — — — — Sutton — — 1 — — Tameside 3 — — — — Tower Hamlets 1 — — — — Trafford — 3 — — — Wakefield 1 — — — — Walsall 1 — — — — Waltham Forest 1 — — — — Warwickshire — 33 — — 1 West Sussex — 1 — — — Wiltshire 1 2 — — — Wirral 3 — — — — Wolverhampton 1 — — — — Total 74 144 29 7 8