§ 26. Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what proportion of the sum announced in the Government's White Paper on public expenditure as increased expenditure on education is to be allocated to Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SproatIs my hon. Friend aware that this allocation will be very welcome in Scotland? Will he make particular efforts to speed up its use, as there are 381 still thousands of primary school children in part-time education in Scotland?
Mr. TaylorYes, Sir. I shall shortly be inviting authorities to submit their proposals for primary school improvement projects, and the £4 million will be allocated when they have been considered.
§ Mr. BuchanThe hon. Gentleman's Answer is curious, because his right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science declared that the education bill was to be cut by about 1 per cent. How can one-tenth of minus 1 per cent. add up to the kind of figures the hon. Gentleman gave his hon. Friend?
Mr. TaylorI assure the hon. Gentleman that those are the figures, that £4 million extra will be available for the primary building programme.