§ Mr. Hamlingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of primary and secondary schools, respectively, built in England and Wales for each year since 1951, and the number of school places so provided in each case.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe information required is given in the following table:
NEW SCHOOLS COMPLETED IN ENGLAND AND WALES Primary Calendar Year Number of Schools Number of Places 1951 … … 288 78,160 1952 … … 439 126,960 1953 … … 384 122,530 1954 … … 436 115,145 1955 … … 284 79,390 1956 … … 225 59,450 1957 … … 278 81,340 1958 … … 221 61,030 1959 … … 217 60,720 1960 … … 225 47,440 1961 … … 258 45,200 1962 … … 269 56,280 1963 … … 308 59,565 1964 … … 393 78,580 1965 … … 375 73,040 1966 … … 429 90,990 1967 … … 614 144,760 1968 … … 736 171,140 1969 … … 664 145,590
Secondary Calendar Year Number of Schools Number of Places 1951 … … 65 23,260 1952 … … 49 23,685 1953 … … 116 53,400 1954 … … 160 70,880 1955 … … 147 71,490 1956 … … 214 88,905 1957 … … 300 135,120 1958 … … 375 163,890 1959 … … 273 122,210 1960 … … 187 90,750 1961 … … 152 73,300 1962 … … 130 81,870 1963 … … 174 89,515 1964 … … 187 104,705 1965 … … 176 100,480 1966 … … 106 65,875 1967 … … 115 83,395 1968 … … 101 73,995 1969 … … 83 78,360