§ Sir Thomas ArnoldTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the number of surplus school places for each borough in(a) Greater Manchester and (b) London.
§ Mr. ForthThe following figures derive from a survey of school capacity carried out by the Department in 1991. They were calculated by comparing the capacity derived from the more open enrolment formula with the number of pupils on roll at each school.
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Primary Surplus places Secondary Surplus places Greater Manchester Bolton 1,602 1,612 Bury 0 1,013 Manchester 7,617 13,350 Oldham 1,319 1,692 Rochdale 3,029 1— Salford 4,185 3,711 Stockport 3,357 3,474 Tameside 968 1,854 Trafford 1,878 2,955 Wigan 7,811 4,025 Inner London City 21 2— Camden 972 1,148 Greenwich 3,026 3,756 Hackney 3,019 1— Hammersmith 2,981 3,925 Islington 4,436 1,715 Kensington 1,090 1,046 Lambeth 4,479 3,852 Lewisham 1,609 3,223 Southwark 7,484 3,837 Tower Hamlets 2,864 1,051 Wandsworth 9,228 3,908 Westminster 886 578 Outer London Barking 1,368 717 Barnet 1,463 983
Primary Surplus places Secondary Surplus places Bexley 2,914 3,436 Brent 6,832 4,480 Bromley 2,259 1,309 Croydon 3,389 3,149 Ealing 3,016 3,533 Enfield 765 3,976 Haringey 1— 1— Harrow 888 466 Havering 1,971 3,229 Hillingdon 3,635 3,693 Hounslow 1,226 2,598 Kingston 485 1,117 Merton 1,637 2,311 Newham 4,587 3,899 Redbridge 796 695 Richmond 1,845 643 Sutton 1,386 513 Waltham Forest 1,445 2,706 1 Data not provided 2 No Secondary schools Rising and shifting populations and changes in school capacity mean that the surplus place levels in individual LEAs may have changed since the survey was done. We are currently consulting LEAs on the scope for surplus place removal in their areas. In the case of some LEAs the 1991 figures are subject to revision in the light of amendments subsequently provided by the LEA.
§ Mr. MillsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of the Greenwich judgment on the limitation of places for pupils from Marston Green who wish to study in the Heart of England school at Balsall Common, in Solihull, caused by pressure from pupils living in Birmingham and Coventry.
§ Mr. ForthThe effect of the Greenwich judgment is to enhance parental choice by removing restrictions on school admissions based on LEA administrative boundaries. The Government have no plans to introduce legislation to reverse the judgment.