§ Mr. Jannerasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress has been made to date in the physical expansion of each university; and what is the approximate amount and value of building work still to be carried out at each university.
§ Sir S. CrippsI regret that information in the form asked for is not available. I am, however, circulating a statement showing for each institution the estimated cost of schemes for physical expansion in respect of which capital grants have been approved during the past three years. Of the total grants of approximately £7¼ million promised in respect of these schemes amounting to about £9 million, rearly £2 million has been paid in respect of expenditure already incurred.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE BY UNIVERSITY INSTITUTIONS ON THE ACQUISITION OF SITES AND PROPERTIES, THE ERECTION OF NEW BUILDINGS OR EXTENSIONS AND ADAPTATIONS, AND THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSES OF ASSESSMENT OF CAPITAL GRANTS ALREADY APPROVED BY THE TREASURY SINCE THE WAR: Institution. £ Birmingham University 744,355 Bristol University 271,644 Cambridge University 202,700 Durham University 1,211,305 Exeter University College 187,953 Hull University College 332,956 Leeds University 436,220 Leicester University College 152,260 Liverpool University 136,125 London University, its Colleges and Schools 1,984,653 Manchester University 464,270 Manchester College of Technology 21,000 Nottingham University College 405,145 Oxford University 623,932 Reading University 290,435 Sheffield University 262,985 Southampton University College 206,067 University of Wales, its constituent Colleges and Welsh National School of Medicine 308,547 Aberdeen University 187,000 Edinburgh University 113,260 Glasgow University 133,500 Glasgow Royal Technical College 7,600 St. Andrews, including Dundee University College 313,716 Total £8,997,628