§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many of Her Majesty's inspectors' reports were prepared for(a) education authority schools and (b) independent schools in each of the years 1979–80 to 1988–89, inclusive.
§ Mr. LangPublication of Her Majesty's inspectors' reports on schools was instituted from the beginning of the 1983–84 session. The number of reports produced for education authority schools and independent schools in each of the years since then are:
Education authority Independent 1983–84 143 3 1984–85 152 5 1985–86 158 2 1986–87 158 4 1987–88 146 3 1988–89 121 3
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was(a) the total expenditure on research undertaken by Her Majesty's inspectorate of schools in each of the years 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89 inclusive, (b) the number of staff involved in research undertaken by the inspectorate in each of those years, and (c) the number of reports prepared by the inspectorate in each of those years.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many targeted inspections were undertaken by Her Majesty's inspectorate of schools in 1988–89.
§ Mr. LangAll inspections conducted by Her Majesty's inspectorate are targeted to meet agreed objectives, which are notified to the establishments concerned at the outset of inspection.
§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has any plans to review the role of Her Majesty's inspectorate of schools.