§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give 278W details of projects approved for educational building in Cornwall for the current financial year, and his estimates of the projects that will be approved over the next five years; and if he will compare the value of projects per head of school population given above with those of England and Wales.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThe Cornwall local education authority's lump sum authorisation for primary and secondary school major building and minor works in 1975–76 is £2,733,000, within which it is for the authority to decide which individual projects it would like to start. This represents £41.25 per head of the county's primary and secondary school population in 1974, compared with £16.5 per head for England and Wales, but allocations are related to future needs and not to existing numbers. Allocations for subsequent, years have yet to be determined.
§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give details of schools, and school places, in Cornwall that are 1 to 5, 5 to 10, 10 to 15, 15 to 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 and 100 and over years old, and compare these figures with similar for England and Wales indicating what plans there are for refurbishing older schools in Cornwall.
§ Mr. ArmstrongOf the information sought only the following is available in the Department. Places in new schools provided by major building projects since 1946:
Primary Schools Cornwall England and Wales 1946–54 960 542,805 1955–59 1,920 337,270 1960–64 760 286,185 1965–69 2,080 624,120 1970–74 4,520 681,738 Secondary Schools 1946–54 450 206,060 1955–59 4,470 581,700 1960–64 3,970 445,970 1965–69 2,065 391,180 1970–74 6,337 516,814 Under current school building arrangements it is for the authority to determine what projects it would like to start within its lump sum authorisations. The resources available nationally for 1975–76 include an element to permit some small improvement projects to proceed.