HC Deb 13 February 1958 vol 582 cc80-1W
Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that a grant of £584,000 has been made to assist the advancement of education facilities in Lagos by contributing to the capital cost of certain projects there; if he will make a detailed statement of the increase in educational facilities which this grant will afford; and how this increase compares with the actual educational needs there.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Yes. It gave me pleasure to approve this grant from Colonial Development and Welfare funds. It will make a substantial contribution to the building of:

(i) 28 new primary schools;
(ii) extensions to 24 existing primary schools;
(iii) a Moslem Teacher Training College;
(iv) 4 new secondary schools;
(v) 1 new commercial school;
(vi) 1 technical modern school;
(vii) 3 girls' modern schools; and
(viii) replacement of 13 primary schools.

These schools will increase the number of primary school places by 28,500 and the number of post-primary places by over 2,000.

This should meet substantially the need for universal free primary education and make a not insignificant contribution towards the Federal Government's plan to provide post-primary facilities for 25 per cent. of all children who complete successfully the primary stage.

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