HC Deb 15 December 1953 vol 522 cc33-4W
Mr. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new schools were started in Scotland in each year from 1950 to 1952, inclusive; how many have been started to date in 1953;and how many more starts can be expected before the end of the year.

Mr. J. Stuart

The figures are given in the following table:

1950 47
1951 37
1952 28
1953 (11 months) 42

Ten more schools are due to start in December, 1953.

Mr. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much technical education building work was started, and completed, in each financial year from 1946 to 1953, inclusive; how much building for such technical education has been begun in the current financial year; and what specific proposals he has in mind to encourage local education authorities to spend more on this type of education.

Mr. J. Stuart

The estimated value of the technical education building work started or completed in each financial year since 1946 is:

Started Completed
£ £
1946–47 19,500 —
1947–48 48,282 6,923
1948–49 122,767 38,368
1949–50 154,637 65,897
1950–51 918,442 173,722
1951–52 143,935 156,919
1952–53 504,476 192,612

The estimated value of work started in the period April to December, 1953, is £101,137. Education authorities already know that proposals for the provision of new buildings to meet present and prospective needs for technical education will be favourably considered; and if an education authority in submitting either a particular project or a further education scheme does not appear to have taken full account of these needs they are asked to reconsider their proposals.

Mr. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State how many new schools were completed in 1952 and to date in 1953, respectively; and how many of such schools were begun in 1951.

Mr. J. Stuart

Twenty-four new schools were completed in 1952 and 20 in the first nine months of 1953. Sixteen of these schools were started in 1951.

Mr. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total estimated value of new schools started in 1953;and the estimated value of extensions and other new work started in the same period.

Mr. J. Stuart

In the first eleven months of the year, £4,637,000 and £1,533,000, respectively.