§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the amounts allocated for primary school building in Cambridgeshire for the years 1970 to 1978 inclusive; and if he will provide comparative figures for Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Hertfordshire authorities
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe present non-metropolitan counties of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Hertfordshire came into existence on 1st April 211W 1974. The annual school building allocations since that date have taken the form of lump sum authorisations for each local education authority to cover major and minor projects at both primary and secondary maintained schools and certain other minor works. Within these allocations it is for the authorities to decide what projects they wish to start. The allocations so far announced have been as follows, at current prices:
Cambridgeshire Building year £000 1974–75* … 1,615 1975–76 … 2,714† 1976–77 … 2,820† Essex Building year £000 1974–75* … 6,055 1975–76 … 5,586 1976–77 … 4,234 Hertfordshire Building year £000 1974–75* … 3,995 1975–76 … 2,443 1976–77 … 1,138 Norfolk Building year £000 1974–75* … 1,590 1975–76 … 2,556 1976–77 … 3,870 Suffolk Building year £000 1974–75* … 2,915 1975–76 … l,296† 1976–77 … 2,506† * Separate minor works allocations which were announced for the year have been included together with an estimate where applicable for named primary school replacement projects included in a special programme. † Incorporates a transfer of £510,000 from Suffolk to Cambridgeshire in 1975–76 and from Cambridgeshire to Suffolk in 1976–77.