§ Mr. Symondsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many schemes have been submitted to him by the Cumberland Education Authority for the replacement of unsatisfactory primary schools; how many of the classes in the schools concerned contain more than 30 pupils; how many of these are in industrial areas; and by what date the new primary schools will be completed.
§ Mr. HoggThe authority proposed 9 projects for the 1965–68 major programmes which would result in the replacement of existing primary accommodation. The schools had 23 classes with more than 30 pupils. Three projects have been approved for the years 1965–67, all in urban areas. No decision is being made at present about the programme for 1967–68. I cannot forecast exactly when the approved projects will be completed, but it normally takes about 18 months to build a primary school.