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School Building Maintenance

Volume 329: debated on Tuesday 13 April 1999

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Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will estimate the total amount it would cost in current cash terms, of effecting all school building maintenance outstanding on 1 May 1997 in Scotland, indicating the amount for each Scottish local authority area; [79829](2) if he will list the total estimated expenditure on school building maintenance in Scotland in each of the next three years, indicating the amount estimated to be spent by each Scottish local authority in each year. [79831]

Mrs. Liddell

The overall management of their school building stock is a matter for individual authorities. Detailed information of the kind requested is not held centrally.

Capital expenditure on nursery, primary and secondary schools
Councils1996–97 (at outturn prices)1996–97 (at 1996–97 prices)1997–98 (at outturn prices)
Aberdeen, City4,3854,4954,375
Aberdeenshire5,7785,9223,721
Angus4264372,067
Argyll and Bute2,1902,2453,138
Clackmannanshire2522581,119
Dumfries and Galloway5,9906,1406,459
Dundee3,1113,1892,382
East Ayrshire2,5952,6602,654
East Dunbartonshire2,4592,5202,632
East Lothian6,4886,6506,013
East Renfrewshire6776942,737
Edinburgh, City13,71814,06114,444
Eilean Siar1,9051,9531,355
Falkirk3,7253,8182,172
Fife7,0077,1826,199
Glasgow City12,04512,3468,576
Highland5,1595,2886,085
Inverclyde1,7871,8321,994
Midlothian581596516
Moray2,7342,8021,470
North Ayrshire5,2175,3474,424
North Lanarkshire3,3133,3965,314
Orkney1,5021,5401,712
Perth and Kinross4935051,444
Renfrewshire1,9121,9602,396
Scottish Borders1,0071,0321,137
Shetland1,7731,8172,644
South Ayrshire3,4833,5702,861
South Lanarkshire7,6107,8005,847
Stirling2,1362,1891,812
West Dunbartonshire1,5371,5752,522
West Lothian6,8517,0228,578
Scotland119,846122,841120,799

Notes:

  • 1. The figures have been compiled from Capital Payment Returns (CPR 5) submitted by local authorities and include gross capital payments both funded and not funded from revenue.
  • 2. In addition to expenditure on work on buildings, the figures include expenditure on items such as the acquisition of land, vehicles and plant.

    • From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.