§ Mr. HoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the total expenditure on education, primary and secondary, in Scotland for each year since 1975, in 1986 money; and what are the estimates for 1988–89 and 1989–90.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is given in the following table:
£ million Primary Secondary 1974–75 437.1 547.2 1975–76 456.3 549.9 1976–77 465.1 567.4 1977–78 442.7 526.9 1978–79 466.2 555.9 1979–80 457.3 554.1 1980–81 471.6 587.0 1981–82 461.4 617.8 1982–83 459.0 604.8 1983–84 451.1 609.8 1984–85 438.4 600.1 1985–86 412.6 568.4 1986–87 457.0 625.0 1987–88 480.6 629.3 1988–89 458.0 582.9 1989–90 447.9 572.0 Notes:
1. The figures shown cover current expenditure by local authorities only; information on capital expenditure covers all education sectors and cannot be split between primary and secondary.
2. Figures up to 1986–87 are outturn or estimated outturn; 1987–88 is the total of local authority budgets; 1988–89 is the total of service provision within the rate support grant settlement (and excludes any attribution of the education unallocated margin of £90 million); and the 1989–90 figure is a provisional planning figure subject to review later this year.
3. The figures reflect constant prices determined by application of GDP deflator, base year 1986–87.