§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many primary schools have been closed in the North-Eastern education and library board's area since 1975;
(2) how many (a) one-teacher, (b) two-teacher and (c) more than two-teacher primary schools have been closed since 1975 in the North-Eastern education and library board's area.
§ Mr. ScottThirty-four primary schools have been closed in the North-Eastern education and library board's area since 1 January 1975. The details are as follows:
one-teacher schools 11 two-teacher schools 12 more than two teachers 11
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many schools in the area covered by the North-Eastern education and library board have more than three mobile classrooms;
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(3) if he will list the schools in the North-Eastern education and library boards area which have more than 10 mobile classrooms.
§ Mr. ScottIn the North-Eastern education and library board area there are 48 controlled and voluntary schools with more than three mobile classrooms. The board's policy is to provide permanent school accommodation but temporary accommodation is sometimes necessary. The use of temporary accommodation is phased out as permanent accommodation becomes available or the short term need ceases. Planned extensions to controlled schools will allow 39 mobile classrooms to be phased out. The controlled and voluntary schools in the board's area with more than 10 mobile classrooms are as follows:
CONTROLLED
Secondary
- Ballyclare
- Ballymoney
- Coleraine Girls
- Glengormley
- Hopefield, Newtownabbey
- Larne
Grammar
- Ballyclare
- Carrickfergus
VOLUNTARY
Secondary
- St. Comgall's, Larne
- St. Patrick's, Maghera
Grammar
- St. Louis, Ballymena
§ The Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much has been spent on the library service by the North-Eastern education and library board in each year since 1974.
§ Mr. ScottThe North-Eastern education and library board has spent the following sums on library services:
Capital Recurrent Total £000 £000 £000 1974–75 57 780 837 1975–76 180 977 1,157 1976–77 172 1,104 1,276 1977–78 206 1,364 1,570 1978–79 391 1,492 1,883 1979–80 348 1,614 1,962 1980–81 120 1,822 1,941 1981–82 96 1,938 2,034 1982–83(Estimate) 161 2,065 2,226
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) how many controlled nursery schools there are in the North-Eastern education and library board's area;
(2) how many children attended controlled nursery schools in the North-Eastern education and library board's area in each year since 1974;
(3) how many (a) nursery school teachers and (b) nursery school assistants are employed by the North-Eastern education and library board;
(4) what has been the expenditure by the North-Eastern education and library board on nursery school provision in each year since 1974.
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§ Mr. ScottAt 1 January 1983 there were 15 controlled nursery schools in the North-Eastern education and library board's area. Since 1974 the following numbers of children have been enrolled in controlled nursery schools:
Number 1974 136 1975 179 1976 464 1977 672 1978 779 1979 815 1980 802 1981 901 1982 913 1983 *897 *Estimate. Twenty-nine nursery school teachers and 33 nursery school assistants are employed by the board.
Expenditure on nursery school provision is as follows:
CapitaL Recurrent Total £000 £000 £000 1974–75 177 17 194 1975–76 195 57 252 1976–77 160 92 252 1977–78 41 123 164 1978–79 27 146 173 1979–80 92 174 266 1980–81 125 213 338 1981–82 19 257 276 *1982–83 8 261 269 * Estimate.
§ Rev. Ian Paisleyasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many schools in the North-Eastern education and library board area are presently being considered for closure.
§ Mr. ScottThe Department of Education for Northern Ireland is currently examining a proposal by the North-Eastern board to close a small controlled primary school.