§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the current scale of direct grants available to direct grant schools, the date of introduction of the amounts on this scale and for each category of pupil the total grants made in the last financial year together with the total of any other grants made;
(2) what is the financial contribution made by her Department in the last financial year to the fees of fee-paying pupils
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Total gross annual income of parents or guardians from all sources (less £78 p.a. for each additional dependent child after the first) (1) Annual contribution by parents towards the tuition fees of One residuary place day pupil (2) Two residuary place day pupils (3) Three residuary place day pupils (4) Four residuary place day pupils (5) (Not exceeding) £ 450 0 0 0 0 474 2 3 4 5 498 4 6 8 10 522 6 9 12 15 546 8 12 16 20 570 10 15 20 25 594 12 18 24 30 618 14 21 28 35 642 16 24 32 40 666 18 27 36 45 690 20 30 40 50 714 22 33 44 55 738 24 36 48 60 762 26 39 52 65 786 28 42 56 70 810 30 45 60 75 834 32 48 64 80 858 34 51 68 85 882 36 54 72 93 906 38 57 76 95 930 40 60 80 100 954 42 63 84 105 978 44 66 88 110 1,002 46 69 92 115 1,026 48 72 96 120 1,050 50 75 100 125 at direct grant schools; and what is the number of boys and girls concerned.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThe information is as follows:
Grant payable in respect of school year 1970–71 £million Capitation grant of £32 per pupil (introduced in 1968) 3.3 Sixth form grant of £84 per pupil (introduced in 1963) 2.1 5.4 Remitted fees grant *approx. 1.0 * The number of pupils whose fees were being remitted was approximately 11,000.
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will set out in the OFFICIAL REPORT the sliding scale operated by her Department to determine the contributions of her Department and parents, respectively, to payment of the fees of fee-paying pupils at direct grant schools.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThe scale at present in operation for residuary place day pupils in the upper school is as follows:
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Total gross annual income of parents or guardians from all sources (less £78 p.a. for each additional dependent child after the first)(1) Annual contribution by parents towards the tuition fees of One residuary place day pupil(2) Two residuary place day pupils(3) Three residuary place day pupils(4) Four residuary place day pupils(5) (Not exceeding) £ 1,074 52 78 104 130 1,098 54 81 108 135 1,122 56 84 112 140 1,146 58 87 116 145 1,170 60 90 120 150 1,194 62 93 124 155 1,218 64 96 128 160 1,242 66 99 132 165 1,266 68 102 136 170 1,290 70 105 140 175 1,314 72 108 144 180 1,338 74 111 148 185 1,362 76 114 152 190 1,386 78 117 156 195 1,410 80 1 20 160 200 1,434 82 123 164 205 1,458 84 126 168 210 1,482 86 129 172 215 1,506 88 132 176 220 1,530 90 135 180 225 1,554 92 138 184 230 1,578 94 141 188 235 1,602 96 144 192 240 1,626 98 147 196 245 1,650 100 150 200 250 1,674 102 153 204 255 1,698 104 156 208 260 1,722 106 159 212 265 1,746 108 162 216 270 1,770 110 165 220 275 1,794 112 168 224 280 1,818 114 171 228 285 1,842 116 174 232 290 1,866 118 177 236 295 1,890 120 180 240 300 1,914 122 183 244 305 1,938 124 186 248 310 1,962 126 189 252 315 1,986 128 192 256 320 2,010 130 195 260 325 2,034 132 198 264 330 2,058 134 201 268 335 2,082 136 204 272 340 2,106 138 207 276 345 2,130 140 210 280 350 2,154 142 213 284 355 2,178 144 216 288 360 2,202 146 219 292 365 etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. (continuing in steps of £24) (continuing in steps of £2) (continuing in steps of £3) (continuing in steps of £4) (continuing in steps of £5)
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will publish a table showing the variations in the proportion of pupils attending direct grant schools whose fees are paid by the appropriate local education authority, giving at least four categories and the number of schools in each category.
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§ Mrs. ThatcherThe table is as follows:
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Percentage of places paid for by L.E.A.s No. of Schools 0 to 25 per cent. 13 Over 25 per cent. to 50 per cent. 67 Over 50 per cent. to 75 per cent. 41 Over 75 per cent. 51 Total 172
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will take steps to publish a table showing in not less than four categories the standard fees charged by direct grant schools together with the respective number of boys, girls, or mixed schools in each category.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThe current upper school tuition fees at direct grant grammar schools are as follows:
Annual Fee Boys' Schools Girls' Schools Mixed Schools Total Below £150 1 11 — 12 £150–£179 18 37 1 56 £180–£209 36 41 1 78 £210 or more 22 4 — 26 77 93 2 172
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of pupils aged eleven or over whose fees at a direct grant school were paid privately in the past but whose fees are now paid by a local education authority.
§ Mrs. ThatcherThis information is not available.
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will entertain applications for direct grant status from schools concerned solely with nursery education.
§ Mrs. ThatcherNo.