§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education if he is now in a position to approve the project to build a new Catholic school in Church Lane, Wolstanton, in the excepted district of Newcastle-under-Lyme.
§ Sir D. EcclesNot yet. The acquisition of the site is not finally settled and the tender for the building work is too high.
§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education if he will enlarge the 1956–57 school building programme for Staffordshire so as to include the 20 projects which he approved in last year's programme but which were not started in that year.
§ Sir D. EcclesNo; to add the carryover to the 1956–57 programme would produce a total higher than can be started in the circumstances of the present year.
§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Education what action he is taking to assist the education authority in the excepted district of Newcastle-under-Lyme to make progress with the proposed Knutton Primary School and Chesterton Secondary School, in view of the urgent need for these projects which were included in the 1955–56 building programme and have not yet been started.
§ Sir D. EcclesWith the help of my Department, the cost of Knutton Primary School has now been reduced to a figure I can approve, and I have informed the Staffordshire Local Education Authority that they may start building immediately. I am ready to help in the same way with the other project.