HC Deb 20 October 1992 vol 212 cc266-7W
23. Mr. Vaz

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make a statement about the cost of school repairs.

Mr. Forth

We are allocating over £700 million to support capital spending on school buildings in 1992–93, up nearly 15 per cent. on last year. Provision to support the recurrent costs of school repairs is also available within total standard spending, which in 1992–93 totals £18.7 billion.

It is for local authorities and schools to decide what priority and what funds to allocate to school repairs from the resources available to them.