§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the number of schools in Wales built prior to 1875 and 1900, respectively;
(2) what percentage of Welsh schools were built prior to 1875 and 1900, respectively;
405W(3) what percentage of schools in England were built prior to 1875 and prior to 1900, respectively.
§ Miss BaconThe only available information is in the School Building Survey, 1962, relating to the periods prior to 1875 and 1903. The details, which are now somewhat out of date, in respect of maintained schools, are as follows:
Age of oldest main buildings still in use in 1962 for teaching purposes Prior to 1875 Prior to 1903 WALES Number of schools 600 1,455 Percentage of schools 23.6 57.1 ENGLAND Percentage of schools 26.1 51.8