§ Dr. John A. Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what expenditure Cumbria County Council allocated to nursery education in each of the last three years; whether any supplementary capital allocation was offered and whether this was refused: and if he will make a statement.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonCumbria was initially allocated £164,000 of capital authorisation for nursery education building starts in 1974–75, £165,000 for 1975–76 and £54,000, or 1976–77. For 1974–75, the authority accepted an additional allocation of £135,000, making a total of £299,000, but it did not take up any of its allocations for 1975–76 and declined the sum offered for 1976–77.