§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures to show the per capita expenditure in Scotland by education authorities on school pupils for the most recent year for which the figures are available; if he will detail the figures by each education authority; if he will break down the spending into (a) books, (b) stationery, (c) physical education equipment and (d) other; and if he will separate the figures for primary and secondary schools.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherNet total schools expenditure per pupil in 1979–80 is shown in the table below, together with the amount included in that total in respect of text and library books. The other information is not held centrally.
£ (out-turn prices) Education Authority Total Text and Library Books Borders 604 0.59 Central 613 5.22 Dumfries/Galloway 614 6.24 Fife 608 5.51 Grampian 672 18.16 Highland 615 5.23 Lothian 693 541 Strathclyde 653 6.89 Tayside 627 3.34 Orkney 769 21.89 Shetland 770 7.64 Western Isles 743 9.30 Scotland 651 7.12