§ Mr. Concannonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many comprehensive schools there are within the Borough of Mansfield; and how many Mansfield pupils are receiving comprehensive education.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe answer to both parts of the Question is "None".
§ Mr. Concannonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much money is being allocated to Mansfield to cover the needs for the raising of the school leaving age.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeI understand that the Nottinghamshire education authority has not yet completed its own distribution of its allocation for raising the school leaving age. It is for the authority to decide the allocation for Mansfield.
§ Mr. Concannonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many comprehensive schools there are in the surrounding areas of Mansfield Borough; how many more are due to be opened by the end of 1973; and how many pupils will be receiving a comprehensive education.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThere are three comprehensive schools within an eight-276W mile radius of Mansfield. The Nottinghamshire local education authority plans to open three more comprehensive schools in this area by 1973, when it expects that about 7,440 pupils will be receiving a comprehensive education.
§ Mr. Concannonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many pupils who reside within the Borough of Mansfield attend selective schools within the borough; and how many of these selective places are for pupils from the surrounding areas;
(2) how many pupils attend secondary schools within the Borough of Mansfield; and how many of these pupils reside within the Borough of Mansfield;
(3) how many pupils who reside within the Borough of Mansfield attend secondary modern schools within the borough; and how many places are for pupils from the surrounding areas.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe Department does not collect information of this kind from local education authorities.
§ Mr. Concannonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she has received a definite date for the ending of the eleven-plus examination in the Borough of Mansfield.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeNo.