§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many and what percentage of children aged three and four years were in receipt of nursery education in each local education authority area for Scotland in each of the years 1978–79 to the latest date for which information is available.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe figures for nursery schools and departments at each September for which information is available are set out in the tables:
Year At outturn prices At 1987–88 prices (£m) 1982–83 56.863 71.618 1983–84 57.758 69.576 1984–85 52.748 69.576 1985–86 60.900 66.252 1986–87 71.721 75.505 1987–88 66.010 66.010 1988–89 89.512 84.247 1989–90 90.089 80.752 Note—The outturn figures have been converted to 1987–88 prices using the GDP deflator.