§ 90. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education how many new primary and secondary schools, respectively, have been built since 1945; in how many cases building commenced before October, 1951; and how the total figure compares with that for the ten years preceding 1939.
§ Sir D. EcclesUp to October last year, 2,108 new primary schools and 595 new secondary schools. Work started before October, 1951, on 1,457 of these primary and 416 of the secondary schools. No figures are available for the period before 1939.