HC Deb 24 July 1987 vol 120 cc591-2W
Mr. O'Neill

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by region for each year since and including

Table 1—Expenditure per pupil on text and library books and on educational tools, equipment and materials at outturn prices (£)
Books Educational tools, equipment and materials
Year Primary Secondary Special Primary Secondary Special
1978–79 4.54 8.31 7.27 n/a n/a n/a
1979–80 5.49 9.61 11.25 n/a n/a n/a
1980–81 5.84 9.29 12.20 n/a n/a n/a
1981–82 6.54 9.77 12.17 n/a n/a n/a
1982–83 7.03 10.03 13.64 8.18 27.33 48.46
1983–84 8.99 13.35 22.64 7.28 25.36 42.11
1984–85 9.55 13.83 21.41 8.91 30.09 57.77
1985–86 8.91 13.47 21.37 8.33 30.26 53.42

Table 2 —Expenditure per pupil on text and library books and on educational tools, equipment and materials adjusted to 1986–87 prices using the GDP deflator (£)
Books Educational tools, equipment and materials
Year Primary Secondary Special Primary Secondary Special
1978–79 8.57 15.69 13.72 n/a n/a n/a
1979–80 8.87 15.52 18.17 n/a n/a n/a
1980–81 7.95 12.65 16.61 n/a n/a n/a
1981–82 8.11 12.11 15.09 n/a n/a n/a
1982–83 8.13 11.60 11.80 9.46 31.60 56.02
1983–84 9.95 14.77 25.06 8.06 28.07 46.60
1984–85 10.13 14.68 22.72 9.46 31.93 61.31
1985–86 8.91 13.47 21.37 8.33 30.26 53.42

Table 3: Expenditure per pupil on text and library books adjusted to 1986–87 prices using the GDP deflator, expressed as an index with 1978–79 = 100
Year Primary Secondary Special
1978–79 100 100 100
1979–80 103.5 98.9 132.4
1980–81 92.8 80.6 121.1
1981–82 94.6 77.2 110.0
1982–83 94.9 73.9 86.0
1983–84 116.1 94.1 182.7
1984–85 118.2 93.6 165.6
1985–86 104.0 85.9 155.8

1976 the opencast coal mining applications that have been considered by him on appeal, and the results of those appeals in each case.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.