asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what have been the exact amounts that have been spent in Crewe and Nantwich areas on the preparation for comprehensive schools in the years 1977 and 1978.

I regret that this information is not available on the basis requested. Nevertheless, our records show that the total value of capital school building projects started at secondary schools in Crewe and Nantwich in the financial years 1976–77 and 1977–78 and expected to start in 1978–79 are as follows:

	£
1976–77	369,000
1977–78	403,000
1978–79	451,000

These figures exclude minor works and all expenditure other than school building work.All the projects started in the financial year 1976–77 were projects which provided specifically for comprehensive reorganisation under the special programme to assist reorganisation. Those in 1977–78 and 1978–79 relate to the extensions of Crewe Victoria County High School.