§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total of public expenditure in Scotland on education in each year since 1970; and what are the projected figures up to 1981–82, all figures being expressed in constant 1970 prices.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe information is as follows:
£ million 1970–71 (out-turn) 628 1971–72 (out-turn) 650 1972–73 (out-turn) 689 1973–74 (out-turn) 727 1974–75 (out-turn) 742 1975–76 (out-turn) 782 1976–77 (provisional out-turn) 764 1977–78 (estimated out-turn) 756 1978–79 (forecast) 740 1979–80 (forecast) 724 1980–81 (forecast) 719 1981–82 (forecast) 721 The figures exclude grants to universities and are at 1977 survey prices; conversion to 1970 constant prices could not be undertaken except at disproportionate cost.