Education Budgets (Hansard, 26 February 1988)

§ Mrs. Margaret Ewing
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much was spent by each regional authority

Expenditure on repairs and maintenance expressed as a percentage of the education budget.

Region 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87

Borders 1.96 2.15 2.49 1.84 2.29

Central 3.36 3.32 3.96 3.83 3.93

Dumfries and Galloway 2.89 3.60 3.94 3.13 3.93

Fife 4.42 4.42 4.13 3.95 4.00

Grampian 4.38 3.95 5.21 3.35 4.01

Highland 3.05 3.58 5.62 3.05 3.88

Lothian 3.81 4.64 4.13 4.20 5.10

Strathclyde 4.56 5.06 5.05 4.97 4.51

Tayside 3.91 4.37 3.97 3.61 3.96

Orkney 1.97 3.16 2.57 3.73 3.32

Shetland 3.96 3.58 3.39 3.42 3.60

Western Isles 3.41 4.85 2.73 2.92 2.66

§ Mrs. Margaret Ewing
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the percentage
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in Scotland on repairs and maintenance of schools, expressing this as a percentage of each region's education budget in each of the past five years.

§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
The information available is given in the following table which has been compiled from local authority financial returns and budget estimates.
of each region's education budget spent on (a) teaching staff and (b) non-teaching staff in each of the past five years.
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§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
The information requested is given in the following tables:

Region/Islands 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87

(a) Expenditure on teaching staff as a percentage of total education spending

Borders 57.0 57.9 56.3 58.0 59.6

Central 57.7 57.3 57.1 56.7 59.1

Dumfries and Galloway 57.7 57.5 57.1 58.8 59.8

Fife 56.3 57.6 55.9 57.5 59.9

Grampian 58.0 57.7 57.0 58.8 59.6

Highland 56.6 56.1 56.1 57.6 59.4

Lothian 57.6 56.7 57.9 55.6 55.4

Strathclyde 50.5 50.3 49.9 51.1 52.9

Tayside 57.5 56.6 56.2 56.7 58.3

Orkney 52.4 51 2 46.9 48.0 48.3

Shetland 47.6 48.3 48.1 47.8 50.6

Western Isles 53.3 50.0 52.0 51.1 3.9

(b) Expenditure on non.teaching staff as a percentage of total education spending

Borders 12.7 12.9 12 .9 13.4 12.8

Central 14.9 15.1 15.2 15.8 15.7

Dumfries and Galloway 13.8 13.6 14.1 14.2 13.7

Fife 15.6 16.1 15.9 16.8 16.4

Grampian 15.8 16.4 16.0 17.0 16.5

Highland 13.6 13.7 13.5 13.4 12.9

Lothian 19.7 19.8 20.0 19.4 18.5

Strathclyde 19.4 19.4 19.3 19.8 19.1

Tayside 15.3 15.6 16.0 16.1 16.4

Orkney 16.0 15.5 16.4 18.2 17.5

Shetland 17.0 17.2 17.5 18.5 18.9

Western Isles 12.5 13.8 14.8 15.1 15.2

§ Mrs. Margaret Ewing
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report the amount spent per pupil on books and relevant education material, adjusted for inflation by each regional authority in Scotland in 1978–79, 1982–83 and 1986–87.

§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
The information available is given in the following table which has been compiled from local authority financial returns. Expenditure on equipment was not separately identified in these returns until 1982–83.

Expenditure per pupil on text and library books and educational tools, equipment and materials

£s at 1986–87 prices

Region 1978–79¹ 1982–83 1986–87

Borders 7.16 11.76 14.48

Central 7.53 29.89 32.41

Dumfries and Galloway 11.02 27.91 46.97

Fife 9.32 24.63 38.13

Grampian 8.80 31.68 35.25

Highland 22.86 43.79 43.32

Lothian 10.07 30.12 30.54

Strathclyde 13.11 29.92 31.60

Tayside 5.83 35.81 40.51

Orkney 4.76 37.93 40.51

Shetland 12.04 18.18 57.43

Western Isles 4.33 67.87 24.98

¹ Figures for 1978–79 relate only to expenditure on text and library books.

Expenditure on repairs and maintenance expressed as a percentage of the education budget.
Region	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87
Borders	1.96	2.15	2.49	1.84	2.29
Central	3.36	3.32	3.96	3.83	3.93
Dumfries and Galloway	2.89	3.60	3.94	3.13	3.93
Fife	4.42	4.42	4.13	3.95	4.00
Grampian	4.38	3.95	5.21	3.35	4.01
Highland	3.05	3.58	5.62	3.05	3.88
Lothian	3.81	4.64	4.13	4.20	5.10
Strathclyde	4.56	5.06	5.05	4.97	4.51
Tayside	3.91	4.37	3.97	3.61	3.96
Orkney	1.97	3.16	2.57	3.73	3.32
Shetland	3.96	3.58	3.39	3.42	3.60
Western Isles	3.41	4.85	2.73	2.92	2.66

Region/Islands	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87
(a) Expenditure on teaching staff as a percentage of total education spending
Borders	57.0	57.9	56.3	58.0	59.6
Central	57.7	57.3	57.1	56.7	59.1
Dumfries and Galloway	57.7	57.5	57.1	58.8	59.8
Fife	56.3	57.6	55.9	57.5	59.9
Grampian	58.0	57.7	57.0	58.8	59.6
Highland	56.6	56.1	56.1	57.6	59.4
Lothian	57.6	56.7	57.9	55.6	55.4
Strathclyde	50.5	50.3	49.9	51.1	52.9
Tayside	57.5	56.6	56.2	56.7	58.3
Orkney	52.4	51 2	46.9	48.0	48.3
Shetland	47.6	48.3	48.1	47.8	50.6
Western Isles	53.3	50.0	52.0	51.1	3.9
(b) Expenditure on non.teaching staff as a percentage of total education spending
Borders	12.7	12.9	12 .9	13.4	12.8
Central	14.9	15.1	15.2	15.8	15.7
Dumfries and Galloway	13.8	13.6	14.1	14.2	13.7
Fife	15.6	16.1	15.9	16.8	16.4
Grampian	15.8	16.4	16.0	17.0	16.5
Highland	13.6	13.7	13.5	13.4	12.9
Lothian	19.7	19.8	20.0	19.4	18.5
Strathclyde	19.4	19.4	19.3	19.8	19.1
Tayside	15.3	15.6	16.0	16.1	16.4
Orkney	16.0	15.5	16.4	18.2	17.5
Shetland	17.0	17.2	17.5	18.5	18.9
Western Isles	12.5	13.8	14.8	15.1	15.2

Expenditure per pupil on text and library books and educational tools, equipment and materials
£s at 1986–87 prices
Region	1978–79¹	1982–83	1986–87
Borders	7.16	11.76	14.48
Central	7.53	29.89	32.41
Dumfries and Galloway	11.02	27.91	46.97
Fife	9.32	24.63	38.13
Grampian	8.80	31.68	35.25
Highland	22.86	43.79	43.32
Lothian	10.07	30.12	30.54
Strathclyde	13.11	29.92	31.60
Tayside	5.83	35.81	40.51
Orkney	4.76	37.93	40.51
Shetland	12.04	18.18	57.43
Western Isles	4.33	67.87	24.98
¹ Figures for 1978–79 relate only to expenditure on text and library books.