§ Mr. DewarTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much public expenditure there has been on education in Scotland in the current year; and what are the figures for each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. RifkindEstimated outturn for total public expenditure (by central and local government) on education in 1988–89 is £2,126 million. The equivalent figures for the past 10 years are set out in the table:
£ million 1978–79 901 1979–80 1,051 1980–81 1,273 1981–82 1,432 1982–83 1,505 1983–84 1,574 1984–85 1,616 1985–86 1,676 1986–87 1,802 1987–88 1,948