List D Schools

HC Deb 14 April 1981 vol 3 cc76-7W

Mr. Home Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the average turnover and length of stay in list D schools in Scotland.

Mr. Fairgrieve

I refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave him on 13 November 1980 for the most up-to-date figures on use of list D schools.—[Vol. 992, c. 388–90.] No further information is readily available on average turnover or on length of stay in list D schools.

Mr. Home Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish comparitive costs for the placement of children in list D schools and in assessment centres.

Mr. Fairgrieve

The average weekly cost, for the year ended 31 March 1980, of the placement of a child in a list D school, including provision to cover loan charges for capital works, was £142. Information about the costs of assessment centres is not held centrally.