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Mr. Barry Jones
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she is aware that many schools are without medical examination rooms; if she will make it a condition of approval of capital expenditure that such rooms are provided for all schools and medical suites for large comprehensive schools; and if she will make a statement.
Mrs Thatcher
No. Statute requires that in schools maintained by local education authorities, suitable accommodation shall be immediately available at any time during school hours for medical inspection or treatment.