§ 76. Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what total sum was requested in grants by local education authorities in 1974 and how much was allocated; how much of the latter sum was allocated to new reorganisation projects and how much to providing extra facilities in existing comprehensive schools; how much was allocated to Derbyshire Education Authority, split into the two categories above; and whether he will publish full details of these allocations.
§ Miss Joan LestorMy Department does not pay grants to local education authorities for school building projects. Capital authorisations are given which represent ceiling figures for loan sanction. In 1974 local education authorities in England received lump sum authorisations totalling £110.6 million for major projects to meet basic need for additional places and £62.8 million for minor projects, in each case to start in 1974–75. The figures for Derbyshire were £1.545 127W million and £1.175 million respectively. Within their individual totals authorities were free to choose which projects they wished to start.