§ Mr. Symondsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what were the amounts of the cuts he made in the Cumberland Education Committee major programme for 1964–65 and 1965–66; and what were the reasons for these cuts.
§ Mr. HoggI cannot accept the hon. Member's description of the non-selection of projects as cuts. The system under which local education authorities are invited to submit proposals for my consideration is designed to secure the best use of the available resources in the country as a whole within the period284W covered by the particular building programme. The Cumberland Local Education Authority's proposals totalled approximately £1 million for 1964–65 and £1.1 million for 1965–66; programmes approved totalled £364,000 and £580,000 respectively.