§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what has been the annual allocation for nursery provisions in Lancashire for each year since 1974; what has been the take-up; and how it has been distributed in each district of the county.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonLancashire's allocations and take-up under the Department's nursery building programme since 1974 have been as follows:
£'000s Allocation Take-up 1974–75 357.5 0 1975–76 364.9 357.0 1976–77 188.0 0 1977–78 Nil bid — 1978–79 54.6 Not yet known In 1975–76 the authority made starts on 10 projects in the following districts:
District No. of Projects Lancaster 1 Wyre 1 Blackpool 2 Preston 1 W. Lancashire 1 Blackburn 2 Burnley 1 Pendle 1 It is proposed that four projects should be started in 1978–79.
District No. of Projects Preston 2 S. Ribble 1 Rossendale 1