HC Deb 18 July 1934 vol 292 cc1089-90
28. Mr. LEONARD

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the percentage which the grants payable in each case under the Education. Grant Regulations at present lying upon the Table of the House bear to the net estimated expenditure for the year 1933–34 in each education area in Scotland?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for SCOTLAND (Mr. Skelton)

As the answer is in the nature of a tabular state- merit, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

Education Area and Grants* under the Regulations for 1934–35 expressed as a percentage of estimated net expenditure† for the year 1933–34.
Percentage.
Aberdeen (County) 73.1
Angus 59.7
Argyll 62.7
Ayr 52.7
Banff 74.3
Berwick 59.7
Bute 57.0
Caithness 74.0
Clackmannan 52.4
Dumfries 58.7
Dunbarton 51.3
East Lothian 51.1
Fife 53.6
Inverness 74.9
Kincardine 65.5
Kirkcudbright 57.1
Lanark 56.7
Midlothian 54.4
Moray and Nairn 69.2
Orkney 80.5
Peebles 57.9
Perth and Kinross 56.0
Renfrew 55.7
Ross and Cr[...]marty 77.1
Roxburgh 56.5
Selkirk 58.4
Stirling 54.3
Sutherland 74.9
West Lothian 56.7
Wigtown 66.1
Zetland 88.1
Burghs.
Aberdeen 56.1
Dundee 58.2
Edinburgh 46.1
Glasgow 46.2
* Estimated grants payable under the Education Authorities (Scotland) Grant Regulations, 1934, as amended by the Education Authorities (Scotland) Grant Amendment Regulations, 1934.
† Estimated Net Expenditure from revenue account met by grants from the Education (Scotland) Fund and by rates (including derating grants). Expenditure on "Approved Schools" (Reformatory and Industrial Schools) it is included.
Scottish Education Department, Wednesday, 18th July, 1934.