§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the capital expenditure on secondary schools in Scotland in each of the last five years; and what is the estimated expenditure for 1976.
§ Mr. William RossFor education authority secondary schools the value of building work done, including furniture and professional fees, was as follows:
Calendar Year £ million 1970 201 1971 15.5 1972 16.3 1973 19.7 1974 17.9 The estimated amount for 1975 is £19 million. An estimate for 1976 cannot be made until firm programmes are available of projects to be started by individual education authorities in the financial year 1976–77.