HC Deb 28 November 2001 vol 375 cc917-8W
Mr. Swire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many specialist schools have closed since 1997 in(a) England and (b) east Devon. [17269]

Mr. Timms

One specialist school has closed in England since 1997; this was due to local authority reorganisation. No specialist schools have closed in east Devon. 25 former specialist schools in England no longer have Specialist School status. All of these lost their status since 1997. There were none in east Devon.

Mr. Flight

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many specialist schools have closed since 1997 in Arundel and South Downs. [18310]

Mr. Timms

No specialist schools have closed in Arundel and South Downs since the inception of specialist schools. There are 25 former specialist schools in England which no longer have Specialist School status. All of these have lost their status since 1997. None of them are located in the constituency of Arundel and South Downs.

Mr. Andrew Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills for each specialist school and college in(a) Nottingham and (b) Nottinghamshire, what were its (i) targets associated with specialist status and (ii) success in meeting those targets in the most recent year for which information is available. [18619]

Mr. Timms

This information cannot be provided except at disproportionate cost.