The Council’s education department currently advise that “Hounslow’s current predictions show that for September 2010, the council needs to plan for 245 new reception class places, or eight additional classes. Between 2000 and 2007 the number of births in the borough increased from 3081 to 4082, a 32 per cent increase. Historically, the number of children beginning school has been approximately 75 per cent of those born five years earlier. If this carries on the borough will need 2866 reception places by 2010 and 3050 places by 2011.”

Hence Cllr Peter Thompson was right to hit out yesterday at the news that whilst sixteen local authorities in the capital will receive a total of £140 million in government funding to provide new permanent classrooms this does not include Hounslow. Might it have something to do with the borough not being Labour controlled?

It is an area that I have been watching very closely on Isleworth & Brentford Area Committee with other local councillors over the past few years.

Come on Mr and Mrs Keen – what are your views? What representations have you made to right this injustice for your constituents?