§ 96. Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the authorised expenditure by local education authorities on the replacement or improvement of maintained schools for each of the years 1966 to 1970 and that authorised until 1973, and for each year separately the expenditure on primary and secondary schools.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe following table sets out the authorised starts figures for major projects at maintained primary and secondary schools in England and Wales at constant (1971) prices:
Improvements and Replacements (£ million) Year Primary Secondary Total 1966–67 10.6 29.3 39.9 1967–68 14.3 13.1 27.4 1968–69 7.5 8.7 16.2 1969–70 14.5 11.5 26.0 1970–71 11.5 2.0 13.5 1971–72 16.5 2.5 19.0 1972–73 43.5 — 43.5 1973–74 48.0 — 48.0 Further provision for improvements is made out of minor works allocations but the details are not available.