HC Deb 15 June 1939 vol 348 c1548W
Mr. J. Griffiths

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will state the number of school buildings condemned as unsuitable, and the number of children in attendance at such schools, in the area of each local education authority in Wales?

Mr. Lindsay

When the list of schools with defective premises was drawn up it included 81 schools in Wales, the buildings of which were regarded as unsuitable for continued use as soon as other accommodation could be provided. Fifty-nine of these schools have already been removed from the list and active steps are being taken to secure the removal of the remaining 22 schools as soon as possible. The areas in which these schools are situated and the number of children on the registers are given in the following table:

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