§ Mr. David Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent on education in each of the past 10 years in cash and constant price terms.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe information is set out in the table:
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Total expenditure on education within Secretary of State for Scotland's responsibility £ million Financial year Cash Constant price1 terms 1976–77 754 1,796 1977–78 805 1,684 1978–79 901 1,703
Financial year Cash Constant price1terms 1979–80 1,032 1,669 1980–81 1,273 1,735 1981–82 1,432 1,778 1982–83 1,503 1,740 1983–84 1,575 1,745 1984–85 1,616 1,717 1985–862 1,680 1,680 1Calculated by applying GDP deflator, base year 1985–86. 2 Provisional outturn figure based on most recent information from local authorities.