HC Deb 03 May 1955 vol 540 c117W
Mr. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total amount spent on technical education building in each of the last eight years; and what proportion of each year's total expenditure on educational building this represents.

Mr. J. Stuart

The information is given in the following table:

Expenditure on building for technical education Total expenditure on educational building Column (1) as a percentage of Column (2)
(1) (2)
£ £
1947 16,000 1,150,000 1. 39
1948 78,000 2,217,000 3. 52
1949 83,000 3,091,000 2. 69
1950 139,000 3,445,000 4. 03
1951 141,000 3,870,000 3. 64
1952 180,000 4,902,000 3. 67
1953 218,000 5,117,000 4. 26
1954 243,000 5,913,000 4. 11