§ 45. Mr. Terry Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to give approval to phases 3B and 4 of the Bristol Polytechnic building programme.
§ Mr. PrenticeDecisions have not yet been taken on polytechnic and other further education building programmes beyond 1975–76, and there is nothing I can say at present about these projects.
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§ Mr. Ron Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why financial support was not made available for the new site development at Bristol Polytechnic for the financial year 1975–76.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe decision not to include a further phase of development at Bristol Polytechnic in the list of projects to start in 1975–76 was taken after careful consideration and against the background of many pressing claims on the limited resources available for further education building. The local education authority was, however, informed that a project was under active consideration for the planning list of projects to start in 1976–77
§ Mr. Ron Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science why the next stage of development at Bristol Polytechnic has not been accepted on the planning list for 1975–76.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe planning list of the further education major building programme is now designated by the year in which projects in the list are expected to start. No decision has yet been taken about the composition of the 1976–77 planning list, and there is nothing I can say at present about any particular project.