The report by the National Audit Office highlighting the shortfall of 250,000 places in primary schools gives lie to claims that immigration is not impacting upon local services.
UKIP Immigration spokesman Gerard Batten MEP said: “The
pressure on local services is increasing and these figures highlight it in a
worrying fashion."The increases are caused by both a spike in the birth rate and
a large increase in migration. Indeed both are related with a large percentage
of population growth due to children born to recent immigrants.
"The need to create a quarter of a million school places will put massive strain on local education budgets, particularly in London which accounts for 37% of the total demand.
“It is absolutely vital that we get a grip on the issue of immigration." Ukip.org.
"The need to create a quarter of a million school places will put massive strain on local education budgets, particularly in London which accounts for 37% of the total demand.
“It is absolutely vital that we get a grip on the issue of immigration." Ukip.org.
