HC Deb 12 March 1996 vol 273 cc543-4W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish the capital building programme for schools and colleges in Northern Ireland for the next five years. [19682]

Mr. Ancram

No. My Department's capital programme is published on an annual basis. The capital programme for 1996–97, totalling £48 million, was published on 5 February 1996.

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the capital expenditure on schools and colleges in Northern Ireland in(a) real and (b) constant price terms in each of the past 10 years. [19681]

Mr. Ancram

Capital expenditure on schools and colleges by education and library boards and grants paid by the Department of Education on approved capital expenditure incurred by voluntary and grant-maintained integrated schools for each of the financial years 1984–85 to 1993–94 is set out in the table. Capital expenditure by boards is set out in the statements and the summary of the education and library boards' accounts, copies of which are available in the Library. The boards' figures for 1994–95 will be published in July 1996.

£ million
Year Real price terms Constant price terms (1993–94)
1984–85 15.763 25.311
1985–86 16.621 25.420
1986–87 26.108 38.754
1987–88 27.308 38.313
1988–89 35.485 46.662
1989–90 48.72 59.884
1990–91 63.916 72.731
1991–92 66.56 71.289
1992–93 76.603 78.838
1993–94 72.355 72.355