§ Mr. Wallaceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what share of the costs of general dental services in Scotland was borne by the Exchequer in 1983–84;
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Net school expenditure per full-time equivalent pupil on (a) text and library books and (b) educational equipment and materials Education Authority 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 (a) (a) (a) (b) (a) (b) Borders 6.05 7.68 9.84 — 4.71 0.12 Central 6.06 7.17 *1.30 23.71 28.04 Dumfries and Galloway 6.50 6.48 7.58 15.77 7.93 23.67 Fife 7.09 8.01 6.56 14.05 20.57 7.3 Grampian 19.58 7.93 8.63 17.87 8.02 21.80 Highland 6.75 21.16 24.64 12.00 42.11 Lothian 7.40 6.56 6.13 19.06 6.26 18.04 Strathclyde 6.15 7.51 8.73 16.31 7.65 16.42 Tayside 3.70 4.13 4.48 25.48 5.26 27.80 Orkney 18.58 15.99 10.48 21.25 n.a. n.a. (2) by what percentage the maximum charge to the patient for routine dental treatment has increased between April 1979 and April 1984.
§ Mr. John MacKay75.4 per cent. and 190 per cent. respectively.