HC Deb 27 October 1981 vol 10 c334W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many secondary schools were built in the United Kingdom in 1980; and how many in each of the previous five years.

Dr. Boyson:

The number of secondary school projects completed in England in 1980 and in each of the previous five years is as follows:

1980 8 94
1979 17 180
1978 20 261
1977 64 439
1976 58 380
1975 70 345

Responsibility for secondary schools in other parts of the United Kingdom rests with my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.