HC Deb 08 June 1982 vol 25 c88W
Mr. Eldon Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many schools have been closed in the administrative county of Suffolk over the past five years; and how many were closed in the previous five years by its predecessors, West Suffolk and East Suffolk county councils.

Dr. Boyson

I understand that the numbers are as follows:

Year Authority Number
1977–82 Suffolk county council Nil
1974–76 Suffolk county council 7
1972–74 East Suffolk county council 9
West Suffolk county council 4
Ipswich county borough Nil

These figures do not include instances where the authorities ceased to maintain schools in order to reestablish them in a different form.