§ Mr. Hordernasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government (1) what was the total value of building starts by local authorities on facilities used exclusively for sport, as defined in Appendix II of Command Paper No. 2177, October, 1963, in the years 1963–64, 1964–65, and 1965–66; and what is the estimate for 1966–67;
(2) what was the investment expenditure by local authorities on facilities used exclusively for sport, as defined in Appendex II of Command Paper No. 2177, October, 1963, in the years 1963–64, 1964–65, and 1965–66; and what is the estimate for 1966–67;
(3) what was the total value of loan sanctions issued to local authorities for facilities used exclusively for sport, as defined in Command Paper No. 2177, October, 1963, in the years 1963–64. 1964–65, and 1965–66; and what is the estimate for 1966–67.
§ Mr. MacCollFigures for building starts are not available. The best estimates available of capital investment were given in the table circulated with the Answer on 1st December of my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science to the 169W hon. Member [Vol. 737, c. 132.] Loan sanctions issued, for England, were:
£ million 1963–64 … … … 8.0 1964–65 … … … 11.4 1965–66 … … … 12.0 The figure for 1966–67 is likely to be about £2.5 million.