§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table listing the number of proposals for school closure or reorganisation made to him, following objection or call-in, since May 1987, with a table showing the numbers where the time taken between first submission or notification to him and decision by him has been(a) up to three months, (b) three to six months, (c) six to 12 months, (d) 12 to 18 months and (e) over 18 months, and the numbers where a decision is outstanding.
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§ Mr. MacGregorThe answer can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will update the table in the answer to the hon. Member for Blackburn,Official Report, 29 June 1989, columns 535–36 and 26 March, column 33, to give the latest information available for 1990, and his estimate of the total numbers of places likely to be taken out of use as a result of approved proposals during the course of 1990.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe information on school closures is in the following updated table. It is not possible to estimate the number of places likely to be taken out of use as a result of approved proposals during the course of 1990.
Calendar Year No. of proposals decided No. of places to be taken out of use by proposals in col. 2 No. of proposals in col. 2 approved No. of surplus places to be taken out of use as a result of approved proposals (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1983 366 104,174 330 85,606 1984 292 85,862 270 77,590 1985 205 101,097 185 88,218 1986 172 81,663 147 62,828 1987 159 55,116 134 45,326 1988 145 64,256 116 27,170 1989 140 59,527 114 41,831 11990 56 21,492 46 21,073 1(1 January 1990—31 May 1990).