§ Mr. Greenwayasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many primary and secondary schools, respectively, were closed in each of the years since 1976.
§ Dr. BoysonI regret that information in the precise form, and for the period, requested by my hon. Friend could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Details of approvals since 1977 for school closures are as follows:
Primary Secondary 1977 87 16 1978 77 13 1979 61 16 1980 83 29 The figure for 1980 includes three determinations by authorities of unopposed proposals in respect of primary school closures.