§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give details for Moray and Nairn of the school building programme as to cost and location for the last five years and for the future so far as plans are already drawn up.
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§ Mr. McElhoneThe following is the information for the five years to 31st March 1978:
SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS STARTED Location Cost in £000 NURSERY Forres 60 PRIMARY Auldearn 43 Lossiemouth-Hythehill 38 Portgordon 32 Kinloss-Abbeylands 376 Elgin-Bishopmill 99 Elgin-Greenwards 230 Nairn Academy Conversion 110 Nairn-Millbank 116 Elgin-Greenwards 168 Mosstodloch 71 Llanbryde 48 SECONDARY Nairn 1,581 Lossiemouth 40 Lossiemouth 36 Elgin 1,342 Lossiemouth 1,359 Lossiemouth 48 Lossiemouth 241 NOTES:
1. The information is for the area of the former joint county of Moray and Nairn and, from 16th May 1975, for the corresponding parts of the Grampian and Highland regions.
2. Costs are as at start of building.
3. Minor works are excluded.
The future programme is a matter for decision by the Regional Councils concerned in the light of the total amount of capital expenditure on schools and further education colleges which they have been authorised to incur in 1978–79 and of the guideline figures which have been notified to them for the three following financial years.