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If she will name those schools to which she has made official visits in 1996, and to date in 1997, in which standards of space, heating and sanitary provisions (a) were represented to her as inadequate and (b) did not meet statutory standards; and what action she has taken or...

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
15 January 1997
Reference
10899; 288 c241W
House
House of Commons

How many and which consultees favoured the reduction or elimination of quantifiable standards in the Draft School Building Regulations which she laid before the House on 22nd February. - (Holding answer 27 February 1996).

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 February 1996
Reference
17815; 272 c600W;272 c580W
House
House of Commons

If she will provide a comparative table of quantities, measurements, ratios or other mathematical requirements contained in the Education (School Premises) Regulation 1981 as amended by subsequent regulations now extant together with those relating to the same features as set out in the Draft Regulations laid on 22nd February, showing...

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
28 February 1996
Reference
17812; 272 c599-600W;272 c579-80W
House
House of Commons

When she expects to lay guidelines for the Governors of maintained schools in respect of standard of premises not within the statute's requirements of the Draft School Building Regulations laid on 22nd February. - Ref to 272 c245-6W.

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 February 1996
Reference
17816; 272 c485W;272 c465W
House
House of Commons

To what school regulations nursery schools or other under five's provision in (a) maintained, (b) voluntary and (c) private establishments (i) are now subject and (ii) will be subject if the Draft Schools Regulations laid on 22nd February are approved by Parliament.

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 February 1996
Reference
17817; 272 c485W;272 c465W
House
House of Commons

When she expects to lay new drafts of the School Premises Regulations before Parliament; and what the timescale will be for them coming into effect.

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
1 February 1996
Reference
13080; 270 c907W
House
House of Commons

What review has been conducted on the adequacy and operation of the School Premises Regulations 1981 prior to the decision to modify the regulations; who was responsible for the review; what were their qualifications and experience; what was its cost; where and by what means its findings were publicised; and...

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
8 December 1995
Reference
4492; 268 c441-2W;268 c439-40W
House
House of Commons

Pursuant to her Answer of 19th October, Official Report col 380,concerning amendments to the Regulations to school buildings, which of the bodies she lists favoured removal of any regulatory standard; which provisions she now proposes to remove and when; and by what means she announced her own views.

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
3 November 1995
Reference
39319; 265 c520W
House
House of Commons

Which bodies she intends to consult concerning her proposals to amend the Regulations for School Buildings; and what evidence has been presented to her and from whom claiming that those extant are too stringent or too permissive. - (Holding answer 16 October 1995).

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
19 October 1995
Reference
37335; 264 c380W;264 c378W
House
House of Commons

What steps she is taking to ensure that her plans as listed in her Press Statement to de-regulate standards in respect of child-adult ratios, premises and equipment are consistent with her policy of maintaining standards as found within the current requirements of the Children Act 1989 and other relevant Acts;...

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 July 1995
Reference
263 c1192W; 35559;35558;35556
House
House of Commons

Pursuant to her oral announcement of 6th July, Official Report, c517-32W, in respect of legislative change to implement her plans for changes in education for the under fives, if there will be changes in the statutory instruments defining the qualifications of teachers in nursery schools and those relating to their...

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 July 1995
Reference
34120; 263 c977W
House
House of Commons

When she expects to receive the report of the body she has established to examine the report on the use of premises of St. Bartholomew's Hospital not to be used by the Royal Hospital Trust; and what criteria she has asked them to apply in making such recommendations other than...

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
9 May 1995
Reference
259 c414W
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on provision of schools to match housing development.
Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
13 December 1994
Reference
251 c761
House
House of Commons

If he will state the names and location of recently completed secondary schools, without sixth form provision, of eight or more form entries per year, distinguishing between (a) county schools, (b) voluntary aided schools, (c) grant maintained schools and (d) city technology colleges together with their costs, exclusive of site....

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 July 1994
Reference
246 c72-3W;246 c73W
House
House of Commons

What account he takes of the likely proportion of statemented children attending newly built schools to which his cost and other regulations apply.

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
4 July 1994
Reference
246 c73W
House
House of Commons

If he will list the four secondary schools in the maintained sector for which he has most recently approved significant capital expenditure and which are over 90 per cent. full and which occupy new, extended or modified buildings. - Inc ref to 234 c945W.

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 March 1994
Reference
240 c405W
House
House of Commons

Pursuant to 239 c848W, concerning cost multipliers for new primary and secondary schools if he will state in arithmetic terms the teaching area standards which he regards as the minimum acceptable in respect of each place in (a) primary schools, (b) secondary schools already in operation and (c) new schools.

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 March 1994
Reference
240 c405-6W
House
House of Commons

If he will name four or more secondary schools within the residential sector occupying new, extended, or modified buildings for which he has recently approved significant capital expenditure and which are over 90 per cent. full. - Inc table & fact that info on LEA-maintained boarding schools not centrally available.

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
18 March 1994
Reference
239 c883W;239 c882W
House
House of Commons

If his formula for a school place in secondary schools permits each pupil within its specified pupil total to possess inside an all purpose class, or similar room a personal desk or locker of minimum cubic capacity.

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 March 1994
Reference
239 c847W
House
House of Commons

What advice, or requirement, he makes in approving capital consent for new secondary buildings in respect of (a) the need for split, or smaller, teaching groups for certain classes held in rooms deemed capable of accommodating 30 or more pupils and (b) the need for a significant proportion of space...

Asked by
Nigel Spearing (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
17 March 1994
Reference
239 c848W
House
House of Commons