§ Sir Ian LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish a table listing the total capital expenditure on leisure centres and swimming baths by local authorities in the last five years for which detailed information is available.
§ Mr. PortilloFollowing is the information:
Year Leisure centres Swimming pools 1984–85 107.914 35.429 1985–86 63.998 25.534 1986–87 76.687 34.672 1987–88 87.783 51.056 1988–89 105.223 51.311 Figures are shown in £ million.
NB: For the years 1987–88 and 1988–89 the figures for leisure centres include expenditure on indoor sports and community centres; for the years 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1986–87 data were collected under the heading sports and recreation centres.