§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent on education in Scotland in each of the past 10 years; and if he will also express these figures at constant prices.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information is as follows:
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Actual Outturn Outturn at 1980 Survey Prices £million £million 1970–71 307 935 1971–72 346 972 1972–73 413 1,037 1973–74 471 1,101 1974–75 620 1,136 1975–76 787 1,196 1976–77 861 1,204 1977–78 894 1,174 1978–79 995 1,154 1979–80 1.096 1,165
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of Scotland's gross domestic product was spent on education in the latest available year; and how this compares with other European Economic Community countries.
§ Mr. YoungerEducation expenditure in 1979–80 represented 7.7 per cent. of the Scottish gross domestic product. Exactly comparable figures for other EEC countries are not available but education expenditure as a percentage of gross national product for each of these was as follows:
Country Percentage for latest available year W Germany 4.2 (1976) France 5.8 (1977) Italy 5.1 (1976) Luxembourg 5.2 (1977) Belgium 6.5 (1977) Netherlands 8.4 (1977) Denmark 6.7 (1977) Greece 1.8 (1974) Ireland 6.2 (1977)