§ Mr. RichardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many surplus school places there are in Wales; what is the annual cost of maintaining surplus school places; and what action he plans to take to reduce the number and cost of surplus school places.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe Department estimates that there were 118,000 surplus school places in Wales in 1991, costing local education authorities about £23 million.
Our future plans are set out in "Choice and Diversity: A New Framework for Schools" (Cm 2021) a copy of which is in the Library of the House.