§ Mr. Gwilym Robertsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the last five years' local education authority returns of expenditure on text and library books.
§ Mr. PrenticeExpenditure by local education authorities in England and Wales on text and library books in the last five years was as follows:
£ million at outturn prices 1968–69 … … … 12.2 1969–70 … … … 13.5 1970–71 … … … 15.7 1971–72 … … … 19.4 1972–73 … … … 22.9