§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total expenditure on text and
Expenditure on text and library books £ million Year Primary Secondary Primary Secondary at outturn prices at 1987–88 prices 1978–79 2.584 3.411 5.302 6.999 1979–80 2.994 3.944 5.257 6.925 1980–81 3.026 3.790 4.486 5.618 1981–82 3.026 3.953 4.548 5.334 1982–83 3.290 4.004 4.444 5.043 1983–84 4.027 5.214 4.851 6.281 1984–85 4.178 5.173 4.791 5.931 1985–86 3.882 4.857 4.223 5.284 1986–87 4.734 5.740 4.984 6.043 1987–88 5.031 5.975 5.031 5.975 (provisional) Over the same period expenditure per pupil in primary and secondary schools increased in cash and in real terms.