§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many schools' sixth forms have been(a) closed and (b) opened in each LEA in each of the years 1992–93 to 1999–2000. [119691]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisThe number of sixth forms for each local education authority that have been approved to open or close since 1992 is given in the tables:
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Number of sixth forms approved Local education authority 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Rochdale — — — 1 — — — — Sandwell — — — — 1 — — — Staffordshire (pre 1 April 1997) — — — — — 1 — — Suffolk — — 2 — 3 — 1 — Surrey — — — 1 — 1 — — Sutton — — — — — 1 — 1 Tameside — — — — 1 — — — Trafford — — — — 1 — — — Waltham Forest — 1 1 — 1 — — — Wiltshire (pre 1 April 1997) — — 1 — — — — — Wolverhampton 1 — — — — — — — 1 A number of these sixth forms had been operating prior to the publication of proposals
Sixth forms approved to close Year Name of LEA Number of sixth forms 1998 Wakefield 1 1999 Leicester City 2 1999 Liverpool 1 1999 North Somerset 1