§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the expenditure on education per pupil in each education authority in Scotland in the latest year; and what was the average figure for Scotland overall.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe latest available information is shown in the following table:
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Expenditure per full-time equivalent pupil* 1982–83 Regional/Islands council £ Borders 1,007 Central 1,018 Dumfries and Galloway 994 Fife 1,020 Grampian 1,074 Highland 1,013
Regional/Islands council £ Lothian 1,080 Strathclyde 1,087 Tayside 1,041 Orkney 1,140 Shetland 1,459 Western Isles 1,196 Scotland 1,069 * Nursery, primary, secondary and special school pupils.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the expenditure on primary education per pupil in each education authority in Scotland in the latest available year; what is the Scottish average; and what were the corresponding figures for the two previous years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is shown in the following table:
Net expenditure per pupil in primary schools (at out-turn prices) Regional/Islands council 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 £ £ £ Borders 710 816 886 Central 586 688 778 Dumfries and Galloway 609 690 781 Fife 654 759 793 Grampian 631 740 823 Highland 618 700 795 Lothian 686 774 780 Strathclyde 635 757 844 Tayside 586 702 772 Orkney 926 980 982 Shetland 783 951 1,126 Western Isles 755 851 932 Scotland 638 750 821
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the amount spent on private education from Government sources in Scotland in the past three years; and if he will itemise the sources.
§ Mr. Allan StewartI list as follows assistance provided by my Department for school pupils educated in the private sector.
Fiscal years 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 £000 £000 £000 Grants to grant-aided secondary* schools (including St. Mary's music school) 2,759 2,491 2,002 Grants to grant-aided special schools 3,147 3,370 3,390 Assisted places grants 512 1,393 2,225 Aided places grants (St. Mary's music school) — — 58 * Maintenance Grant to St. Mary's music school ceased in 1983.