§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many primary schools have been closed in each of the last three years; and how many primary schools are currently subject to section 13 orders (a) in East Anglia and (b) in the United Kingdom.
§ Dr. BoysonInformation is available only in respect of numbers of primary schools approved for closure:
England East Anglia 1978 77 9 1979 61 7 1980 83 6 Of the proposals of all types under consideration at the beginning of this month under sections 12 and 13 of the Education Act, 208 are in respect of primary schools in England; six of these are in East Anglia, of which three involve closure.