§ Mr. LlwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what amount was spent on repair and maintenance of school buildings by each local education authority in Wales and in Wales as a whole for each financial year since 1989–90; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe available information is given in the following table. Figures for 1993–94 are not yet available.
Gross current expenditure on repair and maintenance of local authority school buildings, fixed plant and grounds,
at cash prices1
£ million 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Clwyd 3.0 3.3 3.7 3.7 Dyfed 2.7 3.9 3.5 4.3 Gwent 4.4 4.9 5.5 6.4 Gwynedd 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 Mid Glamorgan 9.6 10.3 12.5 11.5 Powys 1.5 1.5 1.9 2.1 South Glamorgan 4.2 4.4 4.7 5.5 West Glamorgan 5.4 6.4 6.6 5.9 TOTAL COUNTIES 33.8 37.0 40.9 42.0 Source: Local authority returns.
1 Excludes all capital expenditure. Excludes grant-maintained schools. Includes salaries of building maintenance workers and groundsmen, cost of materials, recharges by external agencies, charges from direct service organisations, architects, engineers and surveyors and expenditure on energy conservation and on health and safety. From 1990–91 onwards, also includes contract charges—including those relating to compulsory competitive tendering arrangements. Excludes salaries of caretakers, cleaners, etcetera.