§ Mr. Lomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many new schools and how many places were approved for building from 1965 to the latest available date; and how many were approved in the previous five years.
§ Miss Bacon:The figures are given in the following table:
NUMBER OF NEW SCHOOLS AND PLACES FINALLY APPROVED New schools New places April, 1960—March, 1965 3,451 1,209,895 April, 1965—March, 1970 4,731 1,735,220