§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will list the local education authorities currently acting in consortia for school building purposes; if she will name the consortia concerned; and if she will indicate the percentage of the total school building programme in 1970–71 for which each consortium was responsible.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe information requested is as follows:
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§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of school building work in 1964 and 1970 was carried out by local education authorities using proprietary industrialised building systems in consortia; what proportion was carried out by industrialised methods provided by a contractor on a package-deal basis, or designed by a private architect and built by a contractor; what proportion involved the use of traditional methods of construction; and what were the equivalent figures for each of the years since 1960.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe information is as follows:
Programme Year Proportion of school building work carried out by local education authorities using industrialised building systems developed by consortia Proportion of school building work carried out by proprietary industrialised methods provided by a contractor on a package-deal basis, or designed by a private architect and built by a contractor Proportion of school building work involving the use of traditional methods of construction Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. 1960–61 2.9 11.2 85.9 1961–62 4.8 11.2 84.0 1962–63 4.2 10.4 85.4 1963–64 7.6 10.7 81.7 1964–65 9.5 13.1 77.4 1965–66 16.5 16.7 66.8 1966–67 22.4 17.7 59.9 1967–68 35.3 6.4 58.6 1968–69 35.9 5.5 58.6 1969–70 37.8 4.7 57.5 1970–71 Figures not yet available Note: The percentages are based on the value of school building work started.