Mr. Compton Carrasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many additional places in approved 213W schools have been provided since the new building programme was launched in 1960; by what date this programme is designed to be completed; how many further places it will provide; and whether he estimates that by then the shortage of places in approved schools will have been fully made good.
§ Mr. Brooke940 additional places have been provided, but there have been some reductions because of alterations and for other reasons, with the result that the net increase so far is 756. Six new schools have been opened, and 14 more are at various stages of development. The programme, which I hope will be completed by the end of 1966, will provide about another 1,500 places. I estimate that there will then be sufficient places available to meet the expected demand.