§ Mr. Geoffrey RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is the current backlog of maintenance work in(a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) institutions of further education. [2797]
§ Mrs. GillanIt is for local education authorities and school governors to assess the need for maintenance work in respect of school premises which they own and maintain.
Further education colleges left local authority control in April 1993 with a maintenance backlog of £839 million. This included £359 million for urgent health and safety works, which the Further Education Funding Council estimates were three quarters complete by April 1996.