Nursery Education

HC Deb 26 July 1972 vol 841 cc341-2W

Mr. John E. B. Hill

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish details of current and capital expenditure at actual and at 1972 prices on pre-school education in each of the past five financial years.

Mr. van Straubenzee

Information at constant prices is not available. Nursery school expenditure at outturn prices is as follows:

ENGLAND AND WALES
£m.
	1966–67	1967–68	1968–69	1969–70	1970–71
Current	3.49	3.70	4.01	4.49	5.27
Capital	0.25	0.16	0.11	0.32	0.93
Total	3.74	3.86	4.12	4.81	6.20

Information relating to 1971–72 is still being collected.