§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the value of the major building starts programme, authorised to Durham County Council for the six years 1965 to 1970, and the estimated authorisations for the three years 1971 to 1973.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThe information is as follows:
Major School Building Programmes for the Durham Local Education Authority:
Programme Year Value in £000 (Current prices) Actual Starts 1964–65 2,333 1965–66 1,263 1966–67 2,652 1967–68 3,063 1968–69 1,600 1969–70 2,314 Proposed Starts 1970–71 3,041 1971–72 2,717 1972–73 4,043 NOTE: The figures for proposed starts include the following allocations in the special programme for raising the school leaving age:
£000 1970–71 550 1971–72 770 1972–73 920