§ 22. Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what progress has been made towards making available the sports and recreational facilities of primary and secondary schools to a wider public during evenings and school holidays.
§ Mr. DunnI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Mr. Hayward) on 7 November.—[ Vol. 48, c.21.] A sample survey carried out by this Department in 1978–79 showed that facilities in nearly 60 per cent. of all maintained schools in England were regularly used in evenings and weekends by members of the public, and in nearly 20 per cent. during the school holidays. The survey is being repeated and results are expected next spring.
§ 48. Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government towards the letting of school premises for use by other organisations out of school hours.
§ Mr. DunnDecisions about the letting of premises are matters for the local education authority and the governors of the school concerned. I would, however, refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Mr. Hayward) on 7 November.—[Vol. 48, c.21.]