§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what has been the level of local authority expenditure on education in each year since 1976 in cash and constant 1985–86 prices.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe information requested is shown in the table.
Local authority capital expenditure on education £ millions Financial year Cash terms Constant† 1985–86 prices England and Wales* 1970–71 273.3 1,391.0 1971–72 327.6 1,526.1 1972–73 398.2 1,719.0 1973–74 473.5 1,907.3 1974–75 437.8 1,477.6 1975–76 477.5 1,282.1 England 1976–77 433.8 1,029.3 1977–78 375.8 783.1 1978–79 349.7 658.7 1979–80 394.0 635.0 1980–81 495.2 671.9 1981–82 406.4 501.4 1982–83 446.8 515.2 1983–84 461.1 509.0 1984–85 465.1 493.0 * For the years prior to 1976–77 figures for England alone are not available. † Calculated using the gross domestic product (market prices) deflators.