§ 93. Mr. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total capital expenditure in each category of educational buildings in each year from 1951 to the latest available date; if he will state these totals in terms of 1951 prices; and, in relation to primary and secondary school buildings, respectively, if he will state the number of school places provided and the average cost of each school place.
§ Mr. NobleThe information requested in the first part of the Question is given in the table below. The total numbers of primary and secondary places (i.e. the approved capacities of the instructional rooms) provided in the period were 277,727 and 218,195 respectively. Information as to the average cost of these places is not readily available. The cost per pupil provided for in a sample of schools completed in 1963 was
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Primary … … £266 Secondary … … £593
TABLE VALUE OF WORK DONE EACH YEAR 1951–1963 AT CURRENT AND AT 1951 PRICES* Value £000 Year Schools Primary Secondary Special Approved Meals Service† Actual 1951 Value Actual 1951 Value Actual 1951 Value Actual 1951 Value Actual 1951 Value 1951 2,249 2,249 1,048 1,048 47 47 39 39 217 217 1952 2,596 2,453 1,683 1,590 122 115 61 58 83 78 1953 2,463 2,288 2,048 1,903 87 81 50 46 46 43 1954 2,979 2,714 2,422 2,206 102 93 28 26 15 14 1955 4,166 3,670 2,673 2,355 56 49 15 13 42 37 1956 4,422 3,728 3,570 3,010 38 32 8 7 74 62 1957 5,074 4,161 4,701 3,855 74 61 22 18 72 59 1958 4,134 3,299 5,580 4,453 173 138 15 12 87 69 1959 3,929 3,127 6,725 5,353 297 236 — — 91 72 1960§ 3,775 2,978 7,996 6,309 426 336 63 50 — — 1961§ 3,537 2,713 7,877 6,042 266 204 57 44 — — 1962§ 4,823 3,564 8,748 6,465 416 307 63 47 — — 1963§ 5,272 3,854 9,944 7,269 315 230 6 4 — —
Value £000 Further Education Year Teacher Training Technical and Commercial Other‡ Actual 1951 Value Actual 1951 Value Actual 1951 Value 1951 … … 41 41 141 141 88 88 1952 … … 57 54 180 170 120 113 1953 … … 62 58 218 203 143 133 1954 … … 37 34 243 221 87 79 1955 … … 22 19 306 270 62 55 1956 … … 24 20 704 593 69 58 1957 … … 9 7 597 490 77 63 1958 … … 74 59 451 360 155 124 1959 … … 63 50 379 302 215 171 1960§ … … 75 59 781 616 109 86 1961§ … … 196 150 1,499 1,150 311 239 1962§ … … 320 236 3,831 2,831 483 357 1963§ … … 440 322 5,197 3,799 665 486 * These figures have been estimated on the basis of movements in the Consumer Price Index between 1951 and 1962 and in the Retail Price Index between 1962 and 1963. † From 1960 onwards the cost of all new school meals accommodation is included in the primary, secondary and special school's figures. ‡ This includes institutions for art, music, domestic science, community centres, libraries, etc. § Including expenditure on furniture and professional fees.