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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Hamwee (Liberal Democrat). It was answered by Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 June 2009.


Schools: Primary School Places

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their role in dealing with the current and projected shortages of primary school places.
Answer

My Lords, statutory responsibility for providing school places rests with local authorities, supported by funding from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. To provide for growth in pupil numbers, the department has allocated more than £1.2 billion to fund extra school places between 2008-09 and 2010-11.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
711 c209 
Session
2008-09
Oral question type
Lead
Procedure
Topical questions (HL)
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Admissions Finance Primary education
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk