§ Mr. Phil WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of schools in England and Wales were built during the 1960s and 1970s, broken down by(a) local education authority, (b) the total amount of outstanding maintenance for each school and (c) the perceived lifetime of each of these schools at the time of construction. [87226]
§ Mr. MilibandThe data that have been collected from authorities in connection with asset management plan appraisal do not show these age bands. Many schools have estates comprising numbers of blocks of different ages. Maintenance costs in the data cover both the backlog and requirements over a five year period from the date of assessment. Most of these maintenance assessments were carried out two to three years ago and do not reflect the effect of subsequent revenue and capital spending in reducing maintenance requirements. The DfES does not hold information on the perceived lifetime of each of the schools at the time of construction.