§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the cost in each education authority of providing a place for each child between five and 11 years; and what additional cost is deemed necessary for each child with special needs in(a) a special school and (b) an integrated unit of a school for children under 11 years;
(2) what is the cost in each education authority of providing a place for each student between 11 and 18 years; and what additional cost is deemed necessary for each child with special needs in (a) a special school and (b) an integrated unit in a secondary school.
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§ Mr. LangThe available information is given in the table which has been compiled from local authority financial returns. Information on the cost of special education is not recorded separately for primary and secondary age pupils. Expenditure on special units in primary and secondary schools is recorded under special schools, but is not separately identified.
Net current expenditure per pupil in primary, secondary and special schools—1988–89 Primary £ Secondary £ Special £ Region Borders 1,333 2,188 8,119 Central 1,224 2,114 11,289 Dumfries and Galloway 1,204 2,273 17,922 Fife 1,302 2,251 3,909 Grampian 1,192 2,281 8,239 Highland 1,284 2,095 7,704 Lothian 1,175 2,282 9,953 Strathclyde 1,262 2,252 8,910 Tayside 1,215 2,331 9,385 Orkney 1,380 2,991 19,750 Shetland 1,655 3,544 63,778 Western Isles 1,580 2,814 8,786