§ Mr. James Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the annual cost of maintaining a child in an approved school in each of the years 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe cost varied widely from one school to another according to their particular circumstances, but the average cost for all the schools in Scotland for the years ending 31st March was as follows
1968 £1,002 1969 £1,052 1970 £1,133 1971 £1,394