§ Mr. Mellishasked the Minister of Education if he will state his building programme for schools in the London, 223W Surrey, Middlesex, and Kent areas for 1965–67; and how his proposals compare with the estimates submitted by the appropriate county councils.
§ Mr. HoggMy right hon. Friend the Minister of State has written to the hon. Member with fuller details of the school building programmes which have now been approved for these authorities. The information asked for is set out in the following table.
MAJOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROGRAMMES FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS 1965–66 TO 1967–68 — Value of Authority's proposals and programmes approved in £000 Proposals Approved Programmes £ £ L.C.C 1965–66 4,848 3,048 1966–67 4,726 3,161 1967–68 3,895 1,080* Middlesex 1965–66 4,013 1,507 1966–67 4,618 1,475 1967–68 3,941 252* Kent 1965–66 4,783 3,348 1966–67 4,445 3,000 1967–68 2,570 157* Surrey 1965–66 11,195 (Not divided between the three years) 2,131 1966–67 1,431 1967–68 928* * Instalment only of the programme for this year.