§ 102. Mr. Swinglerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education how many new primary and secondary schools were under construction at the latest date for which figures are available; and how these figures compare with those for one year and two years ago, respectively.
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§ Sir E. BoyleThe following is the Answer:
NEW SCHOOLS UNDER CONSTRUCTION 31st December Primary Secondary Total 1954 … 407 426 833 1955 … 333 517 850 1956 … 328 635 963
§ 103. Mr. G. Longdenasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education how many new school places were provided in primary and secondary schools in 1956.
§ Sir E. Boyle107,600 primary places and 130,600 secondary places were taken into use in 1956. These totals included 39,700 primary and 20,400 secondary places provided by "minor works", i.e., extensions costing less than £10,000 each.