§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the average cost of each new school place provided in 1952; and the corresponding figures for each of the last six years.
§ Mr. StuartThe information is given in the following table.
COST OF SCHOOL PLACES Year Type of Construction Cost per Place Primary Schools Secondary Schools £ £ 1952 Traditional 165 — Non-Traditional 143 113 1951 Traditional 194 241 Non-Traditional 140 — 1950 Traditional 144 — Non-Traditional 126 169 1949 Traditional 165 — Huts 48 — 1948 Huts 41 — 1947 Huts 56 — The figures relate only to places in new schools begun and completed since the war.