School Sites, Glamorgan (Acquisition)

HC Deb 05 May 1955 vol 540 cc147-8W

7. Mr. Stokes

asked the Minister of Education to give, in respect of Sandfields School, Glamorgan, the area of land required for the school, the cost thereof, and its rateable value at the time of purchase.

Mr. Vosper

Four new schools have either recently been completed or are soon to be built in the Sandfields area of Glamorgan. The information required is as follows:

	—	Area of Land	Cost
		acres	£
1.	Sandfields Primary No. 1	7.47	130
2.	Sandfields Primary No. 2	8.68	338
3.	Sandfields Primary No. 3	8.54	425
4.	Sandfields Comprehensive Secondary School	A site of 21 acres is required, and the Glamorgan authority is negotiating the purchase. No estimate of cost has yet been received.

The land for these schools is described as waste land with only a nominal rateable value.