§ Mr. Boydenasked the Minister of Education what percentage of school building costs was spent on sites, on loan 56W charges and actual building work, respectively, in 1953, 1956 and 1959, respectively.
§ Sir D. EcclesInformation in the form requested about expenditure on sites and building could not be provided without a great deal of work. Loan charges are an item of current expenditure which, in any one year, are determined mainly by capital expenditure incurred in previous years. They cannot be compared with the capital expenditure incurred in particular years on the purchase of sites and on building work.