§ Mr. SpringTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what were the number and percentage of surplus places for(a) primary and (b) secondary schools for the periods ended (i) January 1994 and (ii) January 1993 in the counties of (1) Essex, (2) Cambridgeshire, (3) Norfolk and (4) Suffolk. [22909]
§ Mrs. GillanThe information requested was collected for the first time in January 1994. The figures in the following table show the number of surplus places at that date in schools where capacity exceeded pupil numbers.
Surplus school places, January 1994 Primary Secondary Number Percentage Number Percentage Essex 17,814 12 18,008 16 Cambridgeshire 7,978 13 2,837 7 Norfolk 7,383 11 4,041 9 Suffolk 4,559 10 6,000 11