§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many(a) new schools are planned for construction within the next 10 years and (b) existing schools plan the construction of major extensions within the next 10 years, by education authority area.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThis information is not available centrally.
§ Ms LynneTo ask the Secretary of State for Education with whom she is consulting in the drawing up of upgraded constructional standards, referred to in her answer of 7 December,Official Report, column 218; and when schools will be subject to those upgraded constructional standards.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe Department will be consulting shortly with local education authorities, disability organisations and other interested parties. We currently envisage that the revised standards will apply to new construction at schools from September 1995.