HC Deb 26 February 1976 vol 906 c328W
Dr. Hampson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report the revised forecasts of public expenditure for each separate sector of the education service, compared with the forecasts, corrected at 1975 survey prices, made in Framework for Expansion and in 1974.

Mr. Mulley

The following changes in the forecast expenditure on education and libraries in England and Wales for the financial year 1978–79 have been incorporated in the White Paper "Public Expenditure to 1979–80" (Cmnd. 6393) compared with its predecessor, Cmnd. 5879:

£ million 1975 Survey Prices
Capital Current
Schools _75 _105
Higher and further education* _115 _160
School meals and milk Nil _70
Other services, including libraries _45
Total education and libraries _570
*Includes University expenditure Britain. for Great

The White Paper "Education: A Framework for Expansion" (Cmnd. 5174) is not susceptible to similar comparisons.

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