§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list by name all the private educational establishments in Scotland stating the amount of public assistance, financial or otherwise, which each receives.
§ Mr. LangA list of registered independent schools in Scotland has been placed in the Library. Details of private educational establishments in receipt of public funding in respect of their educational activities are set out in the table:
Establishment Amount of public funding4 in 1988–89 £ Corseford School, Renfrew1 549,246 Craigerne School, Peebles1 266,128 Donaldsons School for the Deaf, Edinburgh1 381,173 East Park School, Glasgow1 868,105 Harmeny School, Balerno1 269,184 Jordanhill School, Glasgow1 1,624,500 Queen Victoria School, Dunblane2 3,388,000 Royal Blind School, Edinburgh1 780,630 Scoraig Secondary School, Ross-shire3 8,000 Stanmore School, Lanark1 689,921 Thorntoun Manor, Kilmarnock1 300,741 Newbattle Abbey College1 322,271 1 Grant-aided schools in receipt of central Government funding. 2 Maintained by the Ministry of Defence. 3 In receipt of funding from Highland Regional Council. 4 Includes funding in respect of capital and recurrent expenditure. 5 Government funding was withdrawn on 30 September 1989; with the exception of grant for redundancy and premature retirement compensation.