HC Deb 11 January 1988 vol 125 cc157-8W
Mr. Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table showing the level of funding provided by his Department to the Brook Advisory Centre for each of the past five years.

Mr. Rifkind

The grant awarded is as follows:

Percentage of those presented obtaining given Ordinary Grade awards
(a) 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
Girls
Mathematics
A 25.7 27.1 27.2 24.1 24.4 24.8 24.1
B 16.9 18.4 15.9 17.3 17.6 15.8 17.3
Craft and Design2
A 0.0 0.0 37.5 29.4 13.3 18.8 23.7
B 18.2 0.0 25.0 17.6 40.0 24.8 19.9
Physics
A 38.0 33.7 34.9 36.4 30.6 34.8 36.1
B 20.7 19.7 21.0 19.0 20.2 19.8 19.0
Boys
Mathematics
A 30.8 31.5 30.6 30.9 29.7 29.1 28.2
B 16.8 17.2 15.8 17.6 17.6 16.8 17.0
Craft and Design2
A 20.9 24.4 25.7 23.0 23.4 24.0 24.3
B 18.3 20.1 13.8 23.8 20.8 20.6 22.1
Physics
A 31.5 30.1 29.9 31.2 31.1 31.9 32.4
B 17.6 16.8 18.5 16.4 17.7 16.3 16.6
1 School candidates only.
2 Craft and Design was introduced in 1984; prior to that the subject was classified as Integrated Craftwork and presentations were restricted to approved pilot schools. Fewer than 20 girls were presented for this subject in any of the years 1979–1983.

£
1982–83 4,000
1983–84 4,000
1984–85 4,200
1985–86 4,400
1986–87 5,000

Mr. Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many health boards fund young people's family planning services through arrangements with the Brook Advisory Centre.

Mr. Rifkind

One—Lothian health board.

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