§ Mr. Armstrongasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total amounts expended on the primary school building programme in the Northern Region for each year since 1960; and if she will indicate the proposed expenditure on the primary school building programme in the region for the next four years.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThe information is as follows:
Annual Building Programmes for Primary Schools (including Middle Schools) in the Northern Region Programme Year Value in £000 (current prices) Actual Starts 1960–61 558 1961–62 1,533 1962–63 1,482 1963–64 1,863 1964–65 1,230 1965–66 2,263 1966–67 2,114 1967–68 4,305 1968–69 1,566 1969–70 3,940 Expected Starts 1970–71 3,813 1971–72 3,956 1972–73 4,800 (approximately) No decision has yet been taken on the programme for 1973–74.