§ Mr. Laurence RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will estimate the increased gross cost of upgrading Didbrook School following the proposed closure of Toddington School; if Gloucestershire County Council has indicated that it is to reconsider its decision to amalgamate the two schools on the basis of cost; and if he will make a statement. [70893]
§ Ms Estelle MorrisIt is for Gloucestershire County Council to estimate the gross cost of these proposals and to submit the relevant financial information to the Department as part of the statement of case. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has received no indication from Gloucestershire County Council that it intends to reconsider its decision to amalgamate the schools. I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 26 January 1999,Official Report, column 229,.