§ 124. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education whether in view of her recent estimate that the school population will increase by 1,353,000 between January, 1946, and January, 1954, she will now amend the school building programme to provide for an additional 200,000 places.
§ Miss HorsbrughNo. The expected increase in the school roll was one of the factors on which my predecessor based his estimate that 1,150,000 additional places would be required between January, 1947, and December, 1953. I accept this estimate, and the school building programme is designed to match it.
§ 127. Mr. F. Willeyasked the Minister of Education the schools to be built in Sunderland under the revised 1952–53 building programme; the number of school places thereby to be provided; and the number of school places that would have been provided under the original 1952–53 building programme.
§ Miss HorsbrughThe Hylton, Red House County Junior School and the St. Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School which will together provide 920 places have been included in the revised 1952–53 building programme. The authority's original 1952–53 programme would have provided 840 places.
§ 132. Mr. Awberyasked the Minister of Education if she is aware that the ban on building has affected four schools in Bristol, one of which is on a new estate which is a considerable distance from an existing school; and if she will take steps to ease this ban forthwith, so that the entry of children next year will not be seriously affected.
§ Miss HorsbrughThe ban to which the hon. Member refers has now been lifted and the new schools most urgently needed in Bristol will start as soon as the authority are able to release the necessary steel from their allocation. Discussions on this point are now in progress between the authority and my Department.