§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total capital expenditure for nursery and primary education for each of the last 10 years in absolute cash terms and in real terms using 1979 as the base year.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe information available is as follows:
Local authority expenditure on nursery and primary education England only £000 Cash Real terms 1979–80 104,712 104,712 1980–81 135,813 114,561 1981–82 106,902 82,163 1982–83 107,998 77,517 1983–84 122,904 84,310 1984–85 144,000 94,131 1985–86 161,187 99,895 1986–87 177,768 106,585 1987–88 n.a. — 1988–89 n.a. — The above figures do not include expenditure for voluntary aided and special agreement primary and nursery schools, for which information is not readily available.