§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give details of the surveys his Department is carrying out into school buildings; and if he plans to publish the results.
§ Mr. DunnThe Department is seeking the help of local education authorities in carrying out a sample survey of school building improvement needs. The sample comprises about 1,000 county and controlled primary and secondary schools in England. The survey, which has been developed in consultation with the local authority associations, seeks information on the scale and nature of work which might be necessary to bring the schools in the sample to defined standards of educational adequacy and physical condition. Copies of the Department's circular letter on the survey and of the survey questionnaire and notes of guidance have been placed in the Library. My right hon. Friend will inform the House of the outcome of the survey.