§ Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what are the fees charged in education authority schools giving separate figures for primary and secondary pupils in each such school;
(2) the number of pupils in each education authority school in which fees are paid, giving separate figures for primary and secondary pupils.
§ Mr. MaclayI have sent the hon. Member a statement giving the details for which she asks.
§ Miss Herbisonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will name the independent schools and the fees paid by pupils in these schools.
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§ Mr. MaclayI am sending the hon. Member a list of the 159 independent schools in Scotland known to my Department, together with a statement of the fees payable in those which receive grant. Fees in independent schools which are not in receipt of any financial aid are not a matter for me.
FEES PER SESSION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS WHICH RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER SECTION 25 (1) OF THE EDUCATION (SCOTLAND) ACT, 1946 School Fees From To £ s. d. £ s. d. Dumfries: Maxwelltown Benedictine Convent School 37 16 0 47 5 0 Dunbarton: St. Bride's School 36 0 0 75 0 0 Renfrew: St. Columba's School 36 0 0 75 0 0 Aberdeen City: Albyn School for Girls 20 9 6 37 19 6 (from Spring1958) 31 10 0 66 0 0 St. Margaret's School for Girls 37 10 0 55 10 0 Edinburgh: Melville College 43 10 0 69 15 0 John Watson's School 24 0 0 36 0 0 St. Mary's Cathedral Choir School Nil Nil Glasgow: Laurel Bank School 66 3 0 97 13 0 Kelvinside Academy 37 0 0 84 0 0 The Park School 36 0 0 75 0 0 Craigholme School 50 8 0 72 9 0 Westbourne School 38 14 0 69 14 0