Written question asked by Paul Marsden (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 May 2001. It was answered by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour) on Thursday, 10 May 2001 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much it cost to provide additional classrooms at (a) Sundome Infants, (b) Greenfields Primary and (c) Springfield Infants schools in Shrewsbury and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 9 May 2001).

Answer: Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much it cost to provide additional classrooms at (a) Sundorne infants, (b) Greenfields primary and (c) Springfield infants schools in Shrewsbury and if he will make a statement. [160517] Ms Estelle Morris: [holding answer 9 May 2001]: The Government have allocated £80,000 and £88,000 respectively to Greenfields primary and Springfield infants schools, to provide additional accommodation as part of the infant class size initiative. Although capital funding has not been provided for an additional infant classroom at Sundorne infants, I understand that remodelling of existing accommodation has enabled the school to extend its nursery unit. The cost of that work, some £34,000, was supported by the school and the local education authority. The Government pledged to limit infant classes to 30. We have already delivered that pledge early for the vast majority of infants, including those in the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency. This has been achieved with the help of substantial funding made available under the class size initiative--allocations to Shropshire LEA alone amount to some £3.5 million.

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