Building Programmes (Hansard, 13 June 1990)

HC Deb 13 June 1990 vol 174 c217W 217W

§ Mr. Murphy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much public money has been spent in real terms on major building programmes in maintained further and higher education for each academic year from September 1979 to August 1989, inclusive.

Mr. Jackson
The information (by financial rather than academic year) is as follows:

Capital expenditure on maintained further and higher education (1979–80 prices)

£ million

1979–80 82.2

1980–81 108.2

1981–82 76.4

1982–83 88.7

1983–84 84.4

1984–85 87.4

1985–86 88.5

1986–87 94.1

1987–88 73.5

1988–89 76.8

The figures refer to gross capital expenditure in England, and include expenditure from the urban programme.

Capital expenditure on maintained further and higher education (1979–80 prices)
	£ million
1979–80	82.2
1980–81	108.2
1981–82	76.4
1982–83	88.7
1983–84	84.4
1984–85	87.4
1985–86	88.5
1986–87	94.1
1987–88	73.5
1988–89	76.8