§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much the Welsh Office has spent on the operation of the assisted places scheme in each year since 1981; how many pupils have been covered by the scheme since 1981; and if there was any overspend on the budget allocated in each of these years.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe information is as follows:
Year Cost of assisted places scheme Number of pupils in assisted places scheme Overspend £ £ 1981–82 160,783 114 — 1982–83 274,777 220 — 1983–84 459,626 318 — 1984–85 626,876 403 — 1985–86 842,488 495 — 1986–87 1,519,772 580 429,772 1987–88 1,394,246 622 47,246 1988–89 1,359,681 633 — 1989–90 1,589,392 631 — 1990–91 1,756,283 634 — 1991–92 2,064,813 662 116,813 1992–93 2,457,230 700 57,230