HC Deb 13 July 1971 vol 821 c57W
Mr. Marks

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is her estimate of the total expenditure on books in primary and secondary schools, respectively, required to give effect to the recommendation of the Association of Education Committees for reasonable and good allowances, respectively.

Mrs. Thatcher

On the basis of the latest recommendations of the Association of Education Committees and of the forecast number of pupils in England and Wales in January, 1972, I estimate that the expenditure on text books would be :

£ million
Primary
Reasonable 9.4
Good 11.6
Secondary
Reasonable 10.0
Good 11.6