HC Deb 01 August 1978 vol 955 c232W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much was spent on primary school building in the area covered by the Macclesfield parliamentary constituency in each of the last five years (a) at constant prices and (b) in 1971 money terms.

Miss Margaret Jackson

My Department does not maintain records of money spent on school building by reference to parliamentary constituencies. Nevertheless, our records show that within the Macclesfield district of Cheshire the total value of major building projects started at primary schools in each of the last five financial years was as follows.

At 1977–78 prices At 1971 prices
£ £
1973–74 582,000 226,000
1974–75 254,000 99,000
1975–76 Nil Nil
1976–77 Nil Nil
1977–78 Nil Nil
1978–79 Nil Nil

In addition, minor building projects may have been started but these cannot be identified.