§ Mr. Huntasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the implications of the decision by the Council of the London borough of Bromley not to take up the £2,500,000 school building programme sanctioned by his Department.
§ Miss Joan LestorI met representatives of the Bromley authority last month at their request, and I understand that the authority will reconsider its school building needs in the light of a review of provision which it is urgently undertaking. Meanwhile my Department's authorisation of £1,215,000 and £682,000 for school building starts in 1974–75 and 1975–76 respectively is being kept open.