§ Mr. Haleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education whether he will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT particulars of the number of voluntary schools the erection of which has been completed in each year since 1947, giving the numbers for each denomination and the number of school places provided.
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MAJOR PROJECTS FOR VOLUNTARY AIDED AND SPECIAL AGREEMENT SCHOOLS INCLUDED IN APPROVED BUILDING PROGRAMMES Year Number of major projects completed Places in major projects completed Church of England Roman Catholic Other Church of England Roman Catholic Other 1947–48 — — — — — — 1948–49 — 7 — — 1,340 — 1949–50 — 10 — — 3,080 — 1950–51 1 13 — 320 1,945 — 1951–52 1 18 — 320 3,510 — 1952–53 9 30 1 2,620 8,915 120 1953–54 3 20 1 520 7,520 160 1954–55 12 30 — 3,500 12,530 — 1955–56 8 31 1 2,405 10,590 180 1956–57 (to 30th September, 1956) 4 21 1 1,280 6,790 540
§ Mr. Haleasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Education to state the number of schools in respect of which retention of part of Government grant is continuing notwithstanding that the schools have been completed for a period exceeding twelve months, showing how many of these schools are voluntary schools.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe Minister's grant in respect of voluntary school building is paid by instalments on the evidence of successive architects' certificates of work done, up to a limit of 90 per cent. of the full estimated entitlement. The balance of 10 per cent. is paid on receipt of a final statement of cost. This is now awaited in respect of 81 voluntary schools which had been completed by the end of 1955. So far as county schools are concerned, separate grants are not paid to local education authorities in relation to individual projects.