§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total number and total cost of grammar school scholarships in each education board area for the past five years.
§ Mr. GoodhartGrammar school scholarships were abolished with effect from 1 September 1978. The information in the following table relates to the number and cost of grammar school scholarships held on 31 December for each of the five financial years preceding the date of abolition.
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£'000 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 *1978–79 Cost No. Cost No. Cost No. Cost No. Cost No. Belfast … … … 1,593 8,454 2,469 8,800 2,827 9,033 3,055 8,943 1,057 13,438 North Eastern … … 1,429 10,129 2,246 10,495 2,803 10,675 3,197 10,965 1,147 11,457 South Eastern … … 1,066 8,710 1,927 9,124 2,664 9,716 3,086 10,319 1,226 7,977 Southern … … … 958 7,816 1,729 8,098 1,985 8,177 2,341 8,032 922 8,224 Western … … … 853 7,714 1,850 8,039 1,890 8,537 2,260 8,820 704 8,980 Total … … … … 5,899 42,823 10,221 44,556 12,169 46,138 13,939 47,079 5,056 50,076 * Cost for period 1 April to 31 August 1978 only. Numbers are for non-feepaying pupils attending grammar schools as at 30 September 1978.