§ Sir Harold WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the unit cost per pupil in each Scottish local education authority for 1992–93 for(a) nursery-primary and (b) secondary pupils.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is given in the table. It excludes the cost of home-to-school transport, school meals, education authority central administration and loan charges.
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Net current expenditure per pupil in 1992–93 Region Nursery and primary £ Secondary £ Borders 1,839 2,857 Central 1,736 2,801 Dumfries and Galloway 1,752 2,957 Fife 1,711 2,636 Grampian 1,861 3,031 Highland 1,917 2,896 Lothian 1,698 3,047 Strathclyde 1,812 2,842 Tayside 1,733 3,036
Region Nursery and primary £ Secondary £ Orkney 2,103 3,827 Shetland 2,393 4,489 Western Isles 2,429 4,297 Notes:
1. These figures have been compiled from local authority financial returns.
2. Figures for Borders, Strathclyde, Shetland and Western Isles are provisional.