§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment which local education authorities have school reorganisation or closure proposals under consideration by her Department; how many surplus places will be removed by each local education authority as a result of their proposals; and which authorities, since the submission of their proposal to her Department, have been waiting for a decision for(a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to none months, (d) nine to 12 months and (e) in excess of 12 months. [39154]
§ Mrs. GillanThe table lists proposals under consideration by the Department for the closure, alteration or establishment of county and voluntary schools; the number of places that it proposed will be removed as result of the proposals, where this is a factor and the number involved is known; and the length of time the proposals have been under consideration.
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Proposals under consideration for LEA Places proposed to be removed whereknown (a) Up to 3 months (b) 3–6 months (c) 6–9 months (d) 9–12 months (e) In excess of 12 months Oxfordshire — 1 — — — — Richmond upon Thames — 1 — — — 1 Salford 177 — 1 — — — Sefton — 1 — 1 — — Solihull 60 2 — — — — Somerset — — — — — 1 South Tyneside 128 1 — — — — Stockport — — 4 — — — Suffolk — — 1 — — — Surrey 60 1 7 — — — Tameside — — 1 — — — Tower Hamlets — 1 — — — — Waltham Forest — — 1 — — — Wandsworth 266 — 1 — — — Warwickshire 203 — 1 1 — — West Sussex — — 1 — — — Wigan 321 — — — — 2 Wiltshire 107 5 5 1 — — Wirral 72 — 1 — — — Wolverhampton 208 — 1 — — —