§ Mr. Thorntonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish, at actual and at constant prices, the figures for expenditure on education for each of the past 15 years in (a) England and Wales as a whole, (b) metropoli-
NET RECURRENT AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BY LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES Financial years £ million 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 At outturn prices At 1978 survey prices At outturn prices At 1978 survey prices At outturn prices At 1978 survey prices At outturn prices At 1978 survey prices England and Wales 4,553 6,808 5,736 6,914 6,444 6,960 6,861 6,854 Metropolitan districts and London boroughs— including ILEA 1,850 2,766 2,327 2,805 2,598 2,806 2,772 2,769 Merseyside 153 229 194 234 216 233 228 227