HC Deb 07 November 1996 vol 284 cc676-7W
Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the capital expenditure on(a) nursery, (b) primary, (c) secondary and (d) further education in each of the past five years. [1692]

Mr. Ancram

Capital expenditure by education and library boards on controlled schools and further education colleges, 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 1990–91 to 1994–95 is set out in the following table.

£ million
Year Nursery schools Primary schools Secondary schools (including grammar) Further education colleges
1990–91 0.426 11.263 41.317 7.598
1991–92 0.428 11.106 44.043 5.553
1992–93 0.475 15.160 45.754 8.524
1993–94 0.788 16.797 42.786 7.393
1994–95 0.855 18.442 43.548 7.956