§ Mr. Staintonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many primary and secondary school places, respectively, have been provided in East Suffolk in each year since the war; and how much money has been spent each year on major projects.
§ Mr. HoggThe information is as follows:
SUFFOLK (EAST) PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Year Places taken into use (major and minor projects) Value of Work Done (major projects only)*(3) Primary (1) Secondary (2) £000 1946 … — — — 1947 … — — 4 1948 … 1,480 390 17 1949 … 54 1950 … 127 1951 … 210 1952 … 1,040 325 155 1953 … 610 285 112 1954 … 720 190 118 1955 … 250 465 128 1956 … 200 855 237 1957 … 560 1,140 348 1958 … 440 885 252 1959 … — 1,110 232 1960 … 310 210 106 1961 … 465 360 247 1962 … 420 480 336 1963 … 100 960 385 TOTAL … 6,595 7,655 3,068 In addition to the figures in column (2), 315 secondary school places were provided in the early post-war years by the HORSA programme. It is not possible to give yearly totals of places before 1952. * Gross building cost excluding land purchase, professional fees, furniture and equipment.