§ Mr. Hobdenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of the school population of Brighton is at present being accommodated in schools constructed more than 50, 75, and 100 years ago, respectively; what cuts in the school building proposals submitted by the local authority were imposed between October, 1959, and October, 1964; and what proposals he has to deal with this problem in future.
§ Mr. CroslandThe local education authority has supplied me with information in respect of schools built before 1875, between 1875 and 1902 and between 1903 and 1918. The percentages of the school population accommodated in these schools are respectively 7.75, 21 and 4.6. For the five major school building programmes from 1962–63 to 1966–67 which were announced between October, 1959, and October, 1964, the authority submitted six proposals valued at £17,000; five projects costing £719,000 were approved. I shall consider the needs of the Brighton
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SUSSEX (EAST) LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY MAJOR BUILDING PROJECTS COMPLETED Year Maintained Primary Schools Maintained Secondary Schools Further Education Special Services Grammar Modern Technical No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value No. Value £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 1948 … — — — — — — — — — — — — 1949 … 2 122 — — 1 24 — — — — — — 1950 … 1 19 — — 1 82 — — — — 1 24 1951 … 4 194 — — 3 120 — — — — — — 1952 … 5 161 — — — — — — — — 1 9 1953 … 1 23 — — 1 87 — — — — — — 1954 … 1 34 — — 3 102 — — — — — — 1955 … 3 94 — — 3 274 — — — — 1 17 1956 … 2 97 1 23 3 224 — — — — 1 62 1957 … 2 44 4 197 — — — — 1 62 — — 1958 … 3 106 1 117* 9 941 — — — — — — 1959 … — — 5 217 1 180 — — — — — — 1960 … — — 1 26 3 105 — — — — 1 46 1961 … — — 1 53 3 256 — — 1 81 2 71 1962 … — — — — 1 65 — — — — — — 1963 … — — — — 3 307 — — — — — — 1964 … 2 105 — — 5 459 — — — — 1 58 TOTAL 26 999 13 633 40 3,226 — — 2 143 8 287 * Grammar/Technical. authority carefully when I come to announce the next school building programmes.