HC Deb 08 December 1964 vol 703 cc177-8W
Mr. Temple

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of the cost of local authority school building in the years 1959–60 to 1964–65; and what increase or decrease these figures represent, compared with each immediately preceding year, expressed as a percentage.

Mr. M. Stewart

The following table shows the value of work started by local education authorities in England and Wales on major school building projects in each year and the percentage increase or decrease over the previous year.

MAJOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMME
Value of Work Started Percentage increase or decrease over previous year
£M
1959/60 43.1 -14.5
1960/61 57.2 +32.7
1961/62 66.4 +16.1
1962/63 69.9 +5.3
1963/64 65.8 -5.9
1964/65 64.0* -2.7
* (Estimated)