§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many surplus school places were removed from the education system in each school year from 1984–85.
§ Mr. ForthThe number of surplus school places that have been removed since 1984–85 are as follows:
'000s 1984–85 135 1985–86 128 1986–87 106 1987–88 109 1988–89 118 1989–90 93 1990–91 99 1991–92 n/a In view of the new national survey of the capacity of schools carried out in 1991 separate figures have not been collected on the number of places removed from the education system in the school year 1991–92 onwards.