Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Howell (Labour). It was answered by Baroness Blatch (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 December 1992.

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Blatch, Baroness

Question

Why the DFE wrote to all grant-maintained schools on 28th August informing them that in future swimming pools, sports halls, hard play areas & libraries must now rank as ineligible projects & what they calculate to be the effect of such a policy upon the community provision for sport & the arts & the role of the grant maintained schools in contributing to such policies. -

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Secondary information

Type

Oral question

Reference

540 c1247-8 

Session

1992-93

Oral question type

Lead

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

Leisure Grant maintained schools Expenditure Facilities Local government Sports