§ Mr. Clark Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the value of contracts for school books placed with British firms in the last financial year; and what percentage of this sum was spent with publishers or printers in Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon WalkerI regret that this information is not available. In 1964–65 the last year for which I have complete returns from local authorities, they spent about £11 million on text books and library books.