HC Deb 06 March 1968 vol 760 cc425-6
21. Mr. Eadie

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total amount of capital spent on primary education in the years 1962 to 1967, respectively.

Mr. Buchan

£7.9 million in 1967 compared with an average of £5.7 million in the five preceding years. For further details my hon. Friend may care to consult the published statistics.

Mr. Eadie

Is my hon. Friend aware that there is a substantial volume of educational opinion in Scotland which believes that if greater priority were given here it would mean a greater attainment level among children of secondary school education?

Mr. Buchan

I am aware of that. The hon. Member knows my own activities in that direction in the past. I accept that.