§ Mr. FraserTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what consideration he gave to the need to alter and extend St. Luke's school, West Norwood, when considering the building programme approved for Lambeth for 1990–91.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthMy right hon. Friend took careful account of the proposal put forward by Lambeth for a building project at St. Luke's school, West Norwood. Although we increased the amount available for new voluntary aided building works in 1990–91 by 17 per cent, compared with 1989–90, project bids exceeded the resources available. Priority was given first to projects for additional school places in areas of population growth, then to building work which governors have a statutory duty to undertake as a result of proposals approved under section 13 of the Education Act 1980 and, thirdly, to projects for the improvement or replacement of inadequate buildings.
The project at St. Luke's fell in the third category and was one of a number of projects in that category which could not be accommodated in the 1990–91 programme.