HC Deb 08 April 1986 vol 95 cc51-2W
Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will now make provision within the capital allocation for 1986–87, for building work at St. Francis Roman Catholic primary school, Melton Mowbray, following the submission to him in that regard by the Director of Education of Leicestershire county council on 27 February.

Mr. Dunn

The available resources for aided works for 1986–87 have been fully allocated and there is no prospect of additional resources being made available during the current financial year for building work at St. Francis Roman Catholic primary school, Melton Mowbray.

Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will now make immediate provision, by means of a capital allocation, for a mobile classroom for St. Peter and St. Paul Church of England primary school, Syston, following the submission to him in that regard by the Director of Education of Leicestershire County Council on 27 February.

Mr. Dunn

The Leicestershire local education authority did not include a bid for a project at St. Peter and St. Paul Church of England primary school, Syston, in its bid for a capital allocation for works on aided schools in 1986–87 and no allocation was therefore made. There is now no prospect of making provision for this project during the current financial year.

Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations have been received by his Department from the Director of Education of Leicestershire county council regarding the absence of any capital allocation for minor or major works in aided schools in 1986–87; and what reply has been given.

Mr. Dunn

The director of education for Leicestershire wrote to the Department on 27 February about the absence of any capital allocation for major or minor works in aided schools in 1986–87. The Department's reply of 31 March explained resources for capital expenditure were constrained and that all bids were examined against nationally applied criteria. None of Leicestershire's aided projects fell into a sufficiently high category of priority to receive an allocation in 1986–87. I am placing a copy of the Department's letter in the Library.