Last week children's secretary Ed Balls revealed plans for a 200mfund to build permanent classrooms for Reception class pupils over thenext two years in areas facing exceptional growth in demand.
However, London Councils, the cross-party lobbying organisation, claimsthat the extra money will not address the issue in the long term andLondon alone needs 740 million to ensure a place for everyfive-year-old over the next five years.
It says local authorities in the capital are considering using temporaryclassrooms or expanding class sizes.
London Councils' executive member for children and young people,Councillor James Kempton, said, 'We are pleased the Government hasaccepted our case that local authorities need emergency funding to copewith the unprecedented demand they are facing for primary schoolplaces.
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