§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total amount paid in teachers' salaries in 1938–39, 1945–46, 1951–52 and 1952–53, respectively; and what were these figures, expressed as percentages, of the total educational expenditure for each year.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe total amounts of salaries paid to teachers employed by education authorities in Scotland and the percentages they represent of the total expenditure of the authorities for the years in question are given in the following table:
Year Total Expenditure Teachers' Salaries Percentage of total Expenditure £'000 £'000 1938–39 14,097 8,486 60.2 1945–46 23,172 13,633 58.83 1951–52 40,715 20,441 50.21 1952–53 43,991 21,882 49.74
§ Mr. Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total educational expenditure in Scotland in 1938–39, 1945–46, 1951–52 and 1952–53, expressed as a percentage of the total national income of the United Kingdom in each case.
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§ Mr. J. StuartThe following table shows for the years in question the total educational expenditure in Scotland met from public funds expressed as a percentage of the total national income of the United Kingdom in the corresponding calendar years:
1938–39 … … … … 0.27 1945–46 … … … … 0.26 1951–52 … … … … .33 1952–53 … … … … 0.33