§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the gross capital investment in (i) schools and (ii) higher and further education in 1970–71, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1984–85 and 1985–86 and planned for 1986–87 expressed in (a) cash terms and (b) 1984–85 prices.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[pursuant to his reply, 11 December]: Information is not available in the form requested. The following table gives the information which is available on (a) local authority capital
£ million 1970–71 1975–76 ‡1980–81 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1. Housing cash 148 345 455 602 581 638 1984–85 prices* 716 879 585 602 553 581 2. Local Environmental services cash† 19 36 44 71 52 49 1984–85 prices† 90 90 71 71 50 45 Notes: * Cash adjusted by the GDP deflator, base year 1984–85. † Local environmental services comprises planning and related services, cleansing and so on, coast protection, factory building, slaughterhouses, burial grounds, administrative buildings and other local services. Due to changes in the coverage of individual services totals are not strictly comparable over the period. ‡Derelict land clearance now undertaken by the Scottish Development Agency and not included from 1980–81 onwards.