§ Mr. MILLARasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the estimated amount of the burden falling upon the rates in Scotland to meet the expenditure which would be incurred through the raising of the school age and in the provision of maintenance grants on the scale proposed; and whether he can supply the estimated figures for each county and city area in Scotland?
§ Mr. JOHNSTONThe complete figures upon which the Department will base its estimates are not yet available, but when the Bill to enable the granting of maintenance allowances in Scotland is introduced, general estimates of the cost of raising the school age will he given.