§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the relevant expenditure for education on which his Department was willing to pay grant in every year since 1979 at 1990–91 prices.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe information is set out in the table.
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Provision/grant aided expenditure at 1990–91 prices £ million 1978–79 1,631.2 1979–80 1,594.0 1980–81 1,466.4 1981–82 1,705.4 1982–83 1,860.4 1983–84 1,842.5 1984–85 1,770.6 1985–86 1,743.9 1986–87 1,746.1 1987–88 1,992.2 1988–89 1,925.5 1989–90 1,936.8 1990–91 1,973.1 Notes:
1. The figures for the years 1978–79 to 1983–84 inclusive include provision for libraries and museums as well as education in accordance with the provision categorisation provided in the Rate Support Grant Orders.
2. The figures for 1978–79 to 1988–89 inclusive are provision figures. Provision was replaced by grant aided expenditure (GAE) with effect from 1990–91.
3. The figures for all years are at 1990–91 prices calculated by means of the Treasury GDP deflator (October 1990).