§ Mr. Baldryasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what allocation is being made in the current year to Oxfordshire county council to assist in building programmes for church-aided schools; and what criteria are used in determining such allocation.
§ Mr. DunnThe limit of capital expenditure by the governors of voluntary aided and special agreement schools in Oxfordshire on which the Department will be prepared to pay grant in 1985–86 is £113,000. In determining the distribution of the resources available for building work at voluntary schools, first priority must be given to meeting commitments on projects already under way. Governors' estimates of commitments for 1985–86 proved substantially higher nationally than had been expected. In consequence, it has been possible to approve only those new projects which are statutorily required to meet "basic need" — for new school places in areas of population growth—or to implement proposals approved under section 13 of the Education Act 1980.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what would be the cost at current prices, in both capital and revenue terms, if a place in nursery education were to be provided in September 1985 for every child aged three and four years old; and what is his estimate of the cost if that were done for September 1988.
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