HC Deb 07 April 1981 vol 2 c242W
40. Mr. Farr

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many village schools have closed in each of the last three years.

Mr. Mark Carlisle

The number of approvals of proposals for the closure of rural primary schools in each of the last three years is as follows:

  • 1978: 49
  • 1979: 26
  • 1980: 43