HC Deb 25 January 1971 vol 810 cc27-9W
Mr. Chichester-Clark

asked 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 Straubenzee

The information requested is as follows:

Mr. Chichester-Clark

asked 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 Straubenzee

The 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.