§ Mr. Ness Edwardsasked the Minister of Education which local education authorities in Wales have, or are, making plans to establish comprehensive secondary schools; and how many of such schools have been, or are in process of being, erected in each of the authorities' areas.
§ Sir E. BoyleThe information is as follows:
COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WALES Local Education Authority Number already established Number proposed* Anglesey 4 — Breconshire 3 1 Caernarvonshire 5 — Cardiganshire 4 — Carmarthenshire 1 — Denbighshire 1 — Glamorgan 1 5 Merioneth 4 1 Monmouthshire — 2 Montgomeryshire 5 — Pembrokeshire 4 — Merthyr Tydfil — 1 Newport, Monmouthshire 1 1 Swansea 2 — Total 35 11 * Note: This column relates to specific proposals for comprehensive schools known to the department. Of the eleven new schools, seven will eventually be housed in completely new buildings. Work has already started on most of them.