§ Mr. Walderasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the annual value of educational building projects, by category, undertaken in
Projects Started (Value £000) School Places taken into use Year Primary and Secondary Further Education Teacher Training Special Schools Youth Service Minor * Works Total Primary Secondary Total 1954/55 1,167 17 13 35 — — 1,232 2,760 1,410 4,170 1955/56 1,717 184 — — — — 1,901 1,440 3,325 4,765 1956/57 671 48 — — — — 719 1,880 3,330 5,210 1957/58 798 — 23 71 — — 892 2,480 4,980 7,460 1958/59 718 136 — — — — 854 1,280 2,940 4,220 1959/60 353 — — — — 222 575 700 2,130 2,830 1960/61 430 — — 117 — 310 857 240 945 1,185 1961/62 1,169 239 29 — 61 71 1,569 1,240 690 1,930 1962/63 884 123 — 55 40 196 1,298 560 — 560 1963/64 1,118 — 73 — 76 199 1,466 1,600 870 2,470 Total 9,025 747 138 278 177 998 11,363 14,180 20,620 34,800 * Local Education Authority projects only. No figures available for the years prior to 1959/60