HC Deb 28 March 1939 vol 345 cc1906-8W
Mr. Jenkins

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he can state the number of blacklisted schools, non-provided and council schools, respectively, for each county in Wales and Monmouthshire for each year from 1932 to the most recent date?

Mr. Lindsay

The table below shows the number of provided and non-provided elementary schools in Wales on the Black List on 31st December of each year from 1932 to 1938 and on 24th March, 1939.

Local Education Authority. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. 24th March, 1939.
Provided. Non-Provided. Provided. Non-Provided. Provided. Non-Provided. Provided. Non-Provided. Provided. Non-Provided. Provided. Non-Provided. Provided. Non-Provided. Provided. Non-Provided.
Anglesey … 1 — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Brecknockshire … 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Caernarvonshire … — 4 — 3 — 3 — 3 — 3 — 3 — 3 — 3
Cardiganshire … 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 4 6
Carmarthenshire … 5 8 6 6 5 8 6 6 5 8 6 6 5 8 6 6 5 8 5 5 5 8 5 5 3 6 5 5 3 6 5 5
Carmarthen … 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1— 1 — 1 — 1 —
Llanelly … 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 —1 1 —
Denbighshire … 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 2 6 1 6 1 6
Flintshire … 3 7 3 6 3 6 3 5 3 5 3 5 2 5 2 5
Glamorgan … 9 33 1 8 9 33 1 6 6 30 1 6 6 29 1 5 6 26 1 5 6 26 1 5 6 24 1 4 6 22 l 4
Neath … 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1
Aberdare … 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 —
Pontypridd … — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 1 1
Rhondda … 7 1 7 — 7 — 7 1 5 — 5 — 4 — 3 —
Cardiff … — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1
Merthyr Tydfil … 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — — — — — — — — —
Swansea … 10 1 10 1 10 1 9. 1 9, 1 9 1 8 — 7 —
Monmouthshire … 16 25 11 14 16 25 10 13 16 24 10 13 16 24 10 13 15 23 10 12 15 23 9 11 14 22 9 11 14 22 9 11
Abertillery … 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1
Ebbw Vale … 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1
Newport … 1 1 1 1 — 1 — 1 — — — 1 — — — —
Montgomeryshire … — 2 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 1
Pembrokeshire … 4 15 4 14 4 14 4 14 3 14 3 13 2 13 2 13
Radnor … — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2
Totals … 83 74 83 67 78 67 77 64 72 62 72 60 64 59 61 58

Notes —:a) These figures include two Provided Schools and three Non-provided Schools which are not classified under category A, B, or C of the Black List.

(b) In the case of n Provided Schools and three Non-provided Schools plans have been approved, which will—on completion of the work—enable the Schools to be removed from the List.

(c) In some cases the most urgently needed improvements have been carried out, but the schools have been retained on the List until the outstanding defects have been remedied, while in 24 cases proposals for improvements are under consideration.

(d) In many cases conditions have been improved considerably by substantial decreases in the number of children in attendance,