§ Mr. Coulsonasked the Minister of Education how many schools are at present under construction in Kingston-upon-Hull; how many school places they will provide; and how these figures compare with the rest of the country.
§ Sir E. BoyleThree new schools were under construction in Kingston-upon-Hull at 31st December, 1962, which will together provide 2,160 new school places. At the same date the total number of 37W places under construction in all major school building projects in England and Wales was 364,000.
§ Mr. Coulsonasked the Minister of Education what estimates for school building were presented by the Kingston-upon-Hull Education Authority for the years 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64 and 1964–65; and what amounts he authorised for those years.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe figures are as follows:
— Estimated cost of projects proposed Estimated cost of projects approved £000 £000 1960–61 906 738 1961–62 1,018 864 1962–63 1,157 753 1963–64 922* 370 1964–65 1,320† 927 * Subsequently increased to £1 144,000. † Subsequently increased to £1,528,000.