Major School Building Projects

HC Deb 29 March 1962 vol 656 c141W

Mr. Willey

asked the Minister of Education whether he will now make a statement on the value of the projects completed, started and proposed, respectively, in each of the years of the building programme for primary and secondary schools during the five years from 1960–61 to 1964–65; and whether it is still the Government's intention to start work costing £300 millions in this period.

Sir D. Eccles

The figures for 1960–61 to 1963–64 inclusive are as follows:

MAJOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS
(to nearest £ million)
Financial year	Completions	Starts
1960–61 (actual)	45	57
1961–62 (estimated)	45	63
1962–63 (estimated)	58	64
1963–64 (estimated)	65	55

These figures total, with rounding, £240 million, four-fifths of the way towards the five year total of £300 million, which we shall be able to reach provided that economic conditions as they affect long-term public investment are favourable.