§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new local authority primary schools and how many substantial extensions and additions to such schools, his Department expects to be begun, and how many completed, in the years 1971 to 1975, broken down by years; what is the total cost of these; how much of this total cost will be borne by the central Government; and what are the comparative figures for the years 1965 to 1970.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellInformation for the years 1965 to 1970 is given in the table below. As regards 1971, I estimate that 45 new primary schools at a total cost of £7.2 million will be started and 29 at a total cost of £4 million completed; and I shall write to my hon. Friend shortly about alterations and extensions in that year. I cannot yet forecast the starts and completions of primary school projects in future years. The cost of school building is borne by education authorities but the relative loan charges form part of the reckonable expenditure for rate support grant.
available. Of the 34,900, however, 26,300 had a Scottish domicile, 6,700 a domicile elsewhere in the United Kingdom and 1,900 a domicile outwith the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of pupils who attended local authority secondary schools in Scotland attend universities outside Scotland at the latest available date.
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§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThis information is not readily available and could not be obtained without disproportionate expenditure.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the estimate made by his Department of the number of students that will attend Scottish universities in the period 1972 to 1975, broken down by years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe Government has not yet taken firm decisions about numbers of student places in the 1972–77 university quinquennium.