HC Deb 25 July 1991 vol 195 c859W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table to show for each regional council in Scotland the cost of educating a child in(a) a primary school and (b) a secondary school where the school is (i) owned by a public authority and (ii) church owned by reference to denomination.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The available information is given in the table. It excludes the cost of school transport, meals and milk and central administration. Separate information for denominational and non-denominational schools is not available.

Net current expenditure per pupil in primary and secondary schools 1989–90
Region Primary £ Secondary £
Borders 1,455 2,328
Central 1,377 2,366
Dumfries and Galloway 1,279 2,525

Oil seed rape (hectares)
Year
Country 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
Scotland 22,000 45,000 42,000 36,000 45,000
England and Wales 276,000 341,000 304,000 283,000 343,000
Belgium 3,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 n/a
Denmark 226,000 252,000 200,000 236,000 n/a
Germany 308,000 428,000 385,000 429,000 n/a
Spain 5,000 7,000 8,000 10,000 n/a
France 392,000 737,000 865,000 625,000 n/a
Ireland 2,000 6,000 4,000 4,000 n/a
Italy 23,000 28,000 23,000 16,000 n/a
Luxembourg 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 n/a
Netherlands 6,000 10,000 7,000 6,000 n/a