§ Mr. David MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much each education authority in Scotland spends per pupil per year on(a) textbooks, (b) materials and supplies, (c) computers, (d) video recorders, (e) video cameras, (f) television sets and (g) paper and reprographics.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation is not held centrally in the precise form requested. The information set out in the table, which has been compiled from local authority146W financial returns, gives information on expenditure per primary and secondary pupil on (a) text and library books and (b) educational tools, equipment and materials in 1985–86, the latest year for which this information is available.
Expenditure per pupil (primary and secondary) 1985–86 £s at out-turn prices Region Text and library books Educational tools, equipment and materials Borders 15.64 0.26 Central 133.72 1n.a. Dumfries and Galloway 9.45 25.07 Fife 8.81 30.77 Grampian 7.94 24.57 Highland 137.53 1n.a. Lothian 7.22 19.17 Strathclyde 8.24 19.51 Tayside 7.22 15.16 Orkney 10.81 36.12 Shetland 12.60 14.54 Western Isles 12.60 9.84 1 In recording their expenditure these authorities do not distinguish between amounts spent on books and on equipment/materials. In other cases the recording of expenditure on these two items is not necessarily consistent between authorities.