HC Deb 25 July 1938 vol 338 cc2733-4W
Mrs. Tate

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he is aware of the position of the school at Peasedown, near Bath, with regard to a water supply; that the school and the school house have been without water since the 13th June, and that the teachers have been forced to take water from Bath; and what steps he proposes to take to put this matter right?

Mr. Lindsay

I am not aware of any difficulty regarding the water supply at the Peasedown Council School, but 1 am having inquiries made and will communicate

BLACK LIST POSITION ON 31st DECEMBER, 1937.
— Council Schools. Voluntary Schools. Total.
A. B. C. Total. A. B. C. Total. A. B. C. Total.
(1) Original Totals 219 345 150 714 460 1,421 232 2,113 679 1,766 382 2,827
(2) Removed from List on 31 st December, 1937:
(a) Closed or replaced. 148 65 11 224 183 113 18 314 331 178 29 538
(b) Defects remedied. 37 203 83 323 146 755 105 1,006 183 958 188 1,329
(c) Total 185 268 94 547 329 868 123 1,320 514 1,136 217 1,867
(3) Number of schools still in the Blanck List.* 54 170 70 294 95 471 100 666 149 641 170 960
(4) Removed from List on 31st December, 1936 181 254 89 524 320 834 116 1,270 501 1,088 205 1,794
* These figures (other than the Grand Total) do not agree exactly with the difference between 1 and 2 (c) owing to (1) the original category having been changed in the case of a few schools, and (2) some Voluntary Schools having been transferred to the Local Education Authority since the issue of the Black List.

with my hon. Friend as soon as possible.