HC Deb 17 May 1976 vol 911 cc385-7W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what funds have been approved for educational projects in England under the urban programme for the current year and for each of the years since 1970; and if he will list in the Official Report the allocated sums for each of the years by region and expressed as a percentage of the total.

Mr. Mulley

After consultation with my Department my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Depart- ment has approved educational projects costing £1.707 million under the urban programme for 1976–77. The total for each year since 1969–70 is as follows:

Financial Year Projects for Total of education projects approved
£ million
1969–70 2.699
1970–71 .160
1971–72 1.515
1972–73 1.623
1973–74 1.479
1974–75 1.653
1975–76 1.408

The regional totals for each of these years are:

Fiancial year projects for Total of educational projects approved £ million Percentage of total education approvals for the year
NORTH
1969–70 .239 8.9
1970–71 .016 10.0
1971–72 .367 24.2
1972–73 .372 22.9
1973–74 .235 15.9
1974–75 .187 11.3
1975–76 .042 3.0
1976–77 .168 9.8
YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE
1969–70 .333 12.3
1970–71 .018 11.3
1971–72 .281 18.5
1972–73 .299 18.4
1973–74 .214 14.5
1974–75 .250 15.1
1975–76 .342 24.3
1976–77 .375 22.0

Financial year project for Total of educational projects approval £ million Percentage of total eductional approvals for the year
NORTH WEST
1969–70 .492 18.2
1970–71 .034 21.2
1971–72 .318 21.0
1972–73 .350 21.6
1973–74 .312 21.1
1974–75 .236 14.3
1975–76 .157 11.2
1976–77 .113 6.6
EAST MIDLANDS
1969–70 .166 6.2
1970–71 .005 3.1
1971–72 .101 6.7
1972–73 .116 7.2
1973–74 .120 8.1
1974–75 .091 5.5
1975–76 .071 5.0
1976–77 .109 6.4
WEST MIDLANDS
1969–70 .546 20.2
1970–71 .038 23.8
1971–72 .133 8.8
1972–73 .141 8.7
1973–74 .285 19.2
1974–75 .224 13.6
1975–76 .230 16.3
1976–77 .238 14.0
EAST ANGILA
1969–70 .008 0.3
1970–71
1971–72 .010 0.7
1972–73 .011 0.7
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76 .010 0.7
1976–77 .038 2.2
SOUTH EAST
1969–70 .889 33.3
1970–71 .049 30.6
1971–72 .220 14.5
1972–73 .249 15.3
1973–74 .273 18.5
1974–75 .602 36.4
1975–76 .544 38.6
1976–77 .663 38.8
SOUTH WEST
1969–70 .016 0.6
1970–71
1971–72 .085 5.6
1972–73 .085 5.2
1973–74 .040 2.7
1974–75 .063 3.8
1975–76 .012 0.9
1976–77 .003 0.2

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