§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much damage to property and fabric was caused by fire in 1974.
§ Mr. Prentice:The information available to my Department is that in 1974 there were 69 major fires—that is, causing damage in excess of £16,000—in maintained schools in England and Wales, at an estimated cost of £6.78 million at current prices.