§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what advice has been published in the last two years on school building design; and what were the principal purposes of such advice in each case.
§ Mr. ForthThe Department has published nine documents over the past two years to assist those concerned with the provision and management of school buildings. These are: "Educational Design Initiatives in City Technology Colleges" (Building Bulletin 72); "A Guide to Energy Efficiency" (Building Bulletin 73); "A School for Armenia" (Building Bulletin 74); "Close Circuit TV Surveillance Systems in Educational Buildings" (Building Bulletin 75); "Maintenance of Electrical Systems" (Building Bulletin 76); "Designing for Pupils with Special Educational Needs (Building Bulletin 77); "Energy Efficient School Refurbishment" (Broadsheet 27); "School Glazing and Vandalism" (Broadsheet 28); "Energy Use in Educational Buildings" (Broadsheet 29). Copies are available in the Library.
§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the latest information available to him on the money needed to bring all school buildings into a good state of repair.
§ Mr. ForthThe latest information available is that contained in the "Survey of School Buildings" published by the Department in 1987. A realistic estimate of the cost of remedying the principal deficiencies identified by the survey, which covered county and voluntary controlled schools in England, is some £2 billion at 1990 prices. LEAs in England spent over £2 billion on capital expenditure on school buildings between 1986–87 and 1989–90. We estimate that between 1990–91 and 1993–94 LEAs will spend some £2–5 billion on their schools. Much of this will go on remedying deficiencies.
Education matters in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are the responsibility of my right hon. Friends the Secretaries of State for Wales and for Scotland and of my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.