§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average tuition fee charged by schools within the assisted places scheme.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe average tuition fee charged by schools in England within the assisted places scheme in academic year 1988–89, the latest year for which final figures are available, was £2,591.
§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the estimated total expenditure on assisted places in 1990–91, and in respect of how many pupils.
§ Mr. MacGregorIt is estimated that total expenditure on assisted places in England in the financial year 1990–91 will be £61,926,000. Thirty three thousand, two hundred and eighty eight assisted places will be available in England in the academic year 1990–91.
§ Mr. StrawTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science which school within the assisted places scheme charges the highest tuition fees; and what is the amount of that fee.
§ Mr. MacGregorCharterhouse school, Godalming, where the academic year 1989–90 annual tuition fee is £6,975.