§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was spent on primary school building in the area covered by the Macclesfield parliamentary constituency in each of the last five years (a) at constant prices and (b) in 1971 money terms.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonMy Department does not maintain records of money spent on school building by reference to parliamentary constituencies. Nevertheless, our records show that within the Macclesfield district of Cheshire the total value of major building projects started at primary schools in each of the last five financial years was as follows.
At 1977–78 prices At 1971 prices £ £ 1973–74 582,000 226,000 1974–75 254,000 99,000 1975–76 Nil Nil 1976–77 Nil Nil 1977–78 Nil Nil 1978–79 Nil Nil In addition, minor building projects may have been started but these cannot be identified.