Captain CRAIGasked the Secretary for Scotland the educational expenditure on primary education in Scotland during the year 1911–12, distinguishing the Imperial Grant from that raised by school boards; and how the Scotch Imperial Grant is divided between primary and secondary education for the current financial year 1912–13?
Mr. McKINNON WOODIn the absence of complete information in the case of a few school boards I am not able to state the exact amount of the expenditure by school boards on primary education in Scotland during the year 1911–12, but the sum of £2,782,000 may be regarded as a close approximation. This amount represents the net expenditure,i.e., the total expenditure less the income from fees. "With regard to the remainder of the question, I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the answer which I gave on the 15th instant to the hon. Member for East Limerick.