§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many secondary schools were built in(a) the Basildon area, and (b) the United Kingdom in 1987, and in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. ButcherThe Department does not hold this information in the form requested. However, in the period 1981–82 to 1986–87, the Department gave approval to major building projects for the provision of new or replacement maintained secondary schools as follows:
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Number of approved major projects: Maintained secondary schools Year Number of projects (England) Number of projects (Basildon area) 1981–82 1 — 1982–83 1 — 1983–84 6 — 1984–85 4 — 1985–86 5 — 1986–87 5 — Total 22 — Kingdom. However, public relations is sometimes included as an optional course in higher national diploma, degree or postgraduate courses in related subjects such as business or communications studies. Information regarding other member states of the European Community is not available.