§ Mr. Trewasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what was the expenditure on new school construction during the last convenient financial year by each of the following county councils, namely, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire and Oxfordshire;
(2) what was the expenditure on new school construction during the last convenient financial year by each of the following county boroughs, namely, Bath, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bristol, Burnley, Leicester, Oxford, Portsmouth, Preston, Southampton and Southport.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeExpenditure on new school construction during the financial year 1969–70 was as follows:
Counties £ Dorset … … … 633,000 Gloucester … … … 1,972,000 Hampshire … … … 2,832,000 Lancashire … … … 5,718,000 Leicestershire … … 1,449,000 Oxfordshire … … … 1,318,000 County Boroughs £ Bath … … … … 85,000 Blackburn … … … 195,000 Black pool … … … 299,000 Bournemouth … … 255,000 Bristol … … … 599,000 Burnley … … … 76,000 Leicester … … … 421,000 Oxford … … … 158,000 Portsmouth … … … 277,000 Preston … … … 45,000 Southampton … … 591,000 Southport … … … 364,000