§ Mr. Dellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many primary schools there are in Birkenhead that were built before the year 1900; and how this compares with the rest of Merseyside, the North-West and England.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeReturns made by education authorities relate to numbers of substandard primary schools built before 1903 for which there is a continuing need. The figures based on these returns are as follows:—
Birkenhead 1 Rest of Merseyside—(Liverpool, Bootle, Wallasey). 55 North West Economic Planning Region. 760 England 5,976