§ Mr. Douglasasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will place in the Library details of the research work carried out by his Department in relation to the way housing authorities organise repair work, referred to by him on 25 October, Official Report, c. 186.
§ Mr. AncramAs my right hon. Friend made clear, this research has only recently been commissioned from Glasgow university's housing research group. Its aim is to examine the way in which housing authorities provide a repair service to their tenants, particularly in relation to ad hoc repairs arising out of tenants' reports, and to make recommendations about efficient practice. I shall of course consider how the results of the research may be made available to the House when it has been completed.
Number of Pupils Tuition Fees Pupils from Preparatory Department applying for fee paying places in Secondary Department School Year Secondary Department Preparatory Department Total Secondary Department Preparatory Department Applicants Applicants Refused £ £ 1974–75 867 114 981 99 81 * * 1975–76 892 113 1,005 180 144 * * 1976–77 891 111 1,002 240 195 * * 1977–78 944 108 1,052 285 195 * * 1978–79 977 99 1,076 312 225 6 0 1979–80 977 96 1,093 339 300 0 0 1980–81 1,005 92 1,097 429 369 0 0 1981–82 995 92 1,087 480 381 0 0 1982–83 990 80 1,070 522 429 0 0 1983–84 999 83 1,082 561 509 1 1 * Records are not available prior to 1978. There are 26 temporary classrooms in use; they have been in use for periods ranging from six to 19 years.
A major extension of the permanent buildings is at an advanced stage of planning. I understand from the northeastern education and library board that it will be included in its list of priorities for new starts in the financial year 1984–85; decisions have not yet been taken on the level of resources available for school building programmes in that year.