HC Deb 26 January 1988 vol 126 c173W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average expenditure per pupil in (i) primary and (ii) secondary schools in Scotland; and what information he has on comparable expenditures in(a) Belgium, (b) Denmark, (c) France, (d) the Federal Republic of Germany, (e) Holland and (f) Sweden.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

In 1985-86, the latest year for which information is available, net expenditure per pupil in Scotland, at outturn prices, was £961 for primary and £1,567 for secondary. Comparable expenditure figures are not readily available for the other countries listed.