§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average cost per new school place provided in secondary schools and in primary schools in each of the past five years.
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§ Mr. RossThe information is as follows:
Average Cost per Place* Year Secondary Primary £ £ 1963 … … 357 239 1964 … … 421 225 1965 … … 351 266 1966 … … 410 268 1967 … … 387 274 * Places provided in new schools or by alteration and extension of existing accommodation. The average cost may be slightly overstated through the inclusion of expenditure which does not lead to the provision of new places.
§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of new school places provided in secondary schools and in primary schools in each of the past five years; and what is his estimate of the numbers to be provided up to 1971.
§ Mr. Ross26,359 primary and 23,165 secondary places in 1967. The information for earlier years is given in Table 43 of "Scottish Educational Statistics 1966". The figures up to 1971 will be affected by the adjustments to school building programmes now being made, and estimates are not yet available.