§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the current take-up of education bursaries available to Scottish school pupils who stay on at school beyond the statutory leaving age.
§ Mr. Allan StewartInformation about take up of education authority bursaries in the 1983–84 academic year is not yet available.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list, for each regional authority area, the latest available figures for the numbers of school pupils 414W beyond the school leaving age who are in receipt of education bursaries; and what is the average amount paid out in bursaries.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe latest available figures, which relate to the 1982–83 academic year, are as follows:
Higher School Bursaries awarded by education authorities to pupils at secondary and special schools Number of Bursaries Average Annual Bursary Regional Councils £ Borders 44 342 Central 245 351 Dumfries and Galloway 163 406 Fife 320 357 Grampian 206 365 Highland 210 357 Lothian 814 373 Strathclyde 5,111 385 Tayside 384 376 Islands Councils Orkney 68 208 Shetland None — Western Isles 104 289 Scotland 7,669 377