HC Deb 14 March 1995 vol 256 cc513-4W
Mr. Streeter

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many surplus school places there are in Devon.

Mr. Robin Squire

There were 9,032—10 per cent.—primary surplus school places and 4,160—7 per cent.—secondary surplus school places in LEA maintained schools in Devon in January 1994. Data on surplus places in grant-maintained schools in Devon are not available.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what has been the number of surplus school places proposed to be removed as a result of local education authority reorganisation plans submitted to her which were(a) approved and (b) rejected by her as a consequence of a parallel proposal for grant maintained status for each year since 1990.

Mr. Robin Squire

In case where there were both proposals to cease to maintain a school and parallel proposals for grant-maintained status, the table shows for each year since 1990 the school capacity proposed to be removed by local education authority school reorganisation plans which were(a) approved and (b) rejected and the proposals for grant-maintained status approved.

Year proposals published (a) closure approved (b) GM application approved
1990 2,440 5,046
1991 4,547 3,504
1992 6,302 0

Year proposals published (a)closure approved (b)GM application approved
1993 5,259 1,278
1994 241 37