HC Deb 16 July 1970 vol 803 c245W
53. Mr. Arthur Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many school places remain unfilled in Daventry, specifically attributable to the shortage of jobs in the town development scheme.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Last month there were over 300 unfilled primary school places in the development area at Daventry and over 100 unoccupied new houses. I understand from my right hon. Friend the Minister of Technology that industrial expansion in the town has fallen somewhat short of expectations.