HC Deb 08 November 2001 vol 374 c422W
Mrs. Shephard

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which secondary schools in Norfolk had unfilled teacher posts at the latest available date. [13239]

Mr. Tirnms

This information is not collected centrally.

Mrs. Shephard

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which secondary schools in Norfolk had no spare capacity to admit new pupils at the latest available date. [13240]

Mr. Timms

My Department does not collect detailed information on this. It is for local education authorities to plan and keep under review the supply of school places and to ensure that there are sufficient school places. Each year LEAs must publish a School Organisation Plan which sets out how they plan to deal with any surplus or deficit of school places over a rolling five year period.

Where an LEA can demonstrate overall growth in the need for places it may apply to the Department for capital funding.