§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many new schools were completed and for how many construction was commenced in the first quarters of 1973 and 1967, respectively.
§ Mr. St. John-StevasReturns for the quarter ended 31st March 1973 have not yet been received from all local education authorities. Following is the information for the first quarters of 1972 and 1967:
Number of new school departments completed Number of new school departments on which work started Quarter ended— 31st March 1972 … 168 464 31st March 1967 … 165 328