Primary and Secondary Schools (Improvement and Replacement)

HC Deb 16 November 1971 vol 826 cc94-5W

Mr. Roy Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what financial requests he has received from the Newport Education Authority which would have permitted it to start schemes of improvement or replacement of maintained primary and secondary schools for the years 1972–73 and 1973–74; what amounts were requested for each type of school; and what amounts has he now authorised it to spend on each type of school for each of the years concerned.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The information is as follows:

Improvement projects submitted by the Authority School	Cost	Projects authorised by the Department Cost
	£	£
1972/73 Starts
Malpas C. in W. Infants	62,154	70,052
St. Josephs R.C. Secondary (phase II)	482,252	(see note 1)
1973/74 Starts
Malpas C. in W. Junior	111,502	Nil
Lliswerry Junior	107,502	Nil
St. Julians High School	240,556	Nil
St. Josephs R.C. Secondary (phase II)	482,252	(see note 1)
Notes:—
(1) St. Josephs R.C. Secondary project has now been added to the 1971/72 Starts List at an estimated cost of £462,909.
(2) The "approved" costs are the latest updated costs.

Mr. Fred Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what financial requests he has received from the Glamorgan Education Authority which would have permitted it to start schemes of improvement or replacement of maintained primary and secondary schools for the years 1972–73 and 1973–74; what amounts were requested for each type of school; and what amounts he has now authorised it to spend on each type of school for each of the years concerned.

Mr. Peter Thomas

For starts in 1972–73 the authority submitted schemes involving nine primary schools at a cost of £891,861 and two secondary schools at a cost of £710,527. Those schemes authorised related to five primary schools at a cost of £482,699 and one secondary school at a cost of £259,141.

For 1973–74 schemes were submitted involving 19 primary schools at a cost of £1,463,702 and those authorised covered 10 primary schools at a cost of £767,136. I will send the hon. Member a detailed breakdown of these figures.