§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science to what extent the Lancashire county council has taken up the funds made available by her Department for the provision of nursery education.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonDetails of the allocations made to the Lancashire county council and their take-up under my Department's nursery building programme are as follows:
(£000s) Allocation Take-up 1974–75 … 357.5 Nil 1975–76 … 364–9 357.0 1976–77 … 170.0 Nil 1977–78 … Nil bid Nil 1978–79 … 81.6 Not yet known 1979–80 … Bid for 200.0 Not yet known