§ Mr. Patrick Maitlandasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why it is estimated that some twenty-three months, from October, 1958, to August, 1960, will be required to recondition Auldhouse School, Lanarkshire, seeing that it only accommodates thirty-eight pupils, that the project is not completely to rebuild or replace but simply to modernise an existing building, and that, in view of the overcrowding of schools in East Kilbride, the work is urgent.
§ Mr. MaclayBecause of the location of this school, the education authority expects that the work will be done by small local firms and that it may take twenty-three months to complete, although, if it can be done more quickly, it will be. The work involves not only modernisation of the existing building, but very considerable extensions to provide accommodation of current standard.