§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education in how many cases she has refused to approve building plans for comprehensive schools; in how many cases she has postponed approval of such projects since she took office; and which local education authorities were affected.
§ Miss HorsbrughThe answer to the first part of the Question is none, but with two exceptions the only building plans126W for comprehensive schools which have come forward for my approval are for schools whose establishment was approved by my predecessor. Ten comprehensive school projects or instalments of such projects were affected by the general revision of the 1951–52 and 1952–53 building programmes, six in London, two in Coventry and two in Staffordshire.