HC Deb 18 June 1984 vol 62 c33W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proposals he has to improve standards of accommodation in the 5 per cent. of primary schools and 8 per cent. of secondary schools identified as being unsatisfactory in the recent report of Her Majesty's inspectors.

Mr. Dunn

What the report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate on the effects of local authority expenditure policies on educational provision in 1983 states is that, of 10,125 lessons observed by Her Majesty's inspectors, poor accommodation contributed to the work being less than satisfactory in 5 per cent. of those in primary schools and 8 per cent. of those in secondary schools. The Government's expenditure plans and allocations made to local authorities for prescribed capital expenditure on education take into account, to the extent that financial constraint permits, information received from each authority on the condition of the school building stock. It is, however, for individual authorities to determine their priorities for the use of their own capital resources.