HC Deb 24 January 2002 vol 378 cc1006-7W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of the number of temporary classrooms in each English local education authority. [29333]

John Healey

As part of the data collected through the appraisal of Asset Management Plans, the Department has some information on the overall floor area of temporary accommodation at schools, but it is not possible from these data to identify with any precision the actual number of temporary classrooms.

The data we have on temporary buildings will be appraised with a view to publishing analysis to support benchmarking later this year.

Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many private finance initiatives there have been which have involved replacing temporary classrooms with permanent buildings; if she will list each of these; and if she will make a statement. [29334]

John Healey

This information is not held centrally, and there would be a disproportionate cost involved in obtaining it from local education authorities and voluntary aided schools.

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