§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will provide a figure indicating the percentage distribution of parents of children participating in the assisted places scheme according to the contributory scales used by his Department for each year since the scheme's introduction.
§ Mr. DunnThe information requested is as follows:
Relevant income bands (at 1985 prices) Percentage distribution 1982 1983 1984 1985 Up to £6,367 38.3 36.2 39.7 39.3 £6,377-£6,750 2.7 3.0 3.4 3.4
Expenditure on assisted places Scheme (£ million financial year) Percentage of Government spending on Number of Assisted Pupils (academic year) APS pupils as Percentage of maintained Constant Prices (84–85 base) Outturn Prices schools and NAFE secondary school and NAFE population 1981–82 3.520 3.022 0.04 4,185 0.102 1982–83 9.463 8.691 0.11 8,616 0.211 1983–84 15.625 14.995 0.17 13,102 0.326 1984–85 22.152 22.152 0.24 17,386 0.444 1985–86 27.891 29.569 0.31 21,412 n/a n/a = not available.