HC Deb 28 January 1970 vol 794 c356W
Mr. Younger

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland by what percentage educational expenditure in Scotland increased between 1960 and 1965; and what is the equivalent figure for the period between 1965 and 1970.

Mr. Ross

Between 1960–61 and 1965–66 expenditure in Scotland on education (excluding universities and school meals and milk) increased by an average of around 9.9 per cent. per annum. Between 1965–66 and 1968–69, the last year for which figures are available on the same basis, the annual average rate of increase was around 11.6 per cent.