§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report for each year since 1973 (a) the total budget administered by his Department and (b) the proportion of that budget spent on capital projects, both measured in terms of constant prices.
§ Mr. Mark CarlisleThe figures are:
England and Wales on secondary education.
§ Dr. BoysonMy Department does not prepare figures of expenditure for each local education authority. Certain analyses of their estimates and expenditure are contained in the education statistics published annually by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, copies of which are available in the Library.
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will issue a circular advising local education authorities to maintain and extend nursery provision.
§ Dr. BoysonNo: such advice would be inconsistent with the present need to reduce public expenditure.