§ Mr. Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is her estimate of the number of children being taught in primary schools in Lancashire that need replacing; and how this compares with other counties in England.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeAccording to information supplied by the Lancashire Education Authority earlier this year, there are about 64,000 children in primary schools in the county whose main buildings used for teaching purposes date from before 1903 and are deficient in teaching area and in ancillary accommodation or amenities, and whose replacement or improvement is justified because of long-term need for the accommodation. This figure is equivalent to nearly 25 per cent. of all the children in Lancashire primary schools. The corresponding figure424W for the rest of the English county administrative areas is 16 per cent.