Education Spending (Hansard, 15 April 1991)

§ Mr. Maxton
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total spending on education in Scotland as a percentage of Scottish gross domestic product in real terms in each year since 1978.

§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
Public expenditure on education includes expenditure both by the Secretary of State directly and by education authorities. Details are as follows:

Expenditure by Secretary of Stateand education authorities inreal terms at 1989–90 prices (£ million)2,090 Expenditure as a percentage of the Scottish GDP

1977–78 2,090 7.06

1978–79 2,107 7.06

1979–80 2,071 7.11

1980–81 2,159 7.67

1981–82 2,214 7.80

1982–83 2,366 8.16

1983–84 2,367 7.93

1984–85 2,318 7.74

1985–86 2,293 7.37

1986–87 2,379 7.24

1987–88 2,450 7.28

1988–89 2,475 7.04

1989–90 2,544 7.12

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Note: 1989–90=estimated outturn.
Sources: A Commentary on the Scottish Programme The Scottish Office Departmental Report Scottish Economic Bulletin

§ Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total expenditure on(a) nursery, (b) primary and (c) secondary education by local authorities in Scotland in 1989–90.

§ Mr. Michael Forsyth
The information is given in the table, which has been compiled from local authority financial returns.

Net current expenditure on nursery, primary and secondary schools 1989–90

£ million

Nursery 39.658

Primary 605.294

Secondary 751.602

	Expenditure by Secretary of Stateand education authorities inreal terms at 1989–90 prices (£ million)2,090	Expenditure as a percentage of the Scottish GDP
1977–78	2,090	7.06
1978–79	2,107	7.06
1979–80	2,071	7.11
1980–81	2,159	7.67
1981–82	2,214	7.80
1982–83	2,366	8.16
1983–84	2,367	7.93
1984–85	2,318	7.74
1985–86	2,293	7.37
1986–87	2,379	7.24
1987–88	2,450	7.28
1988–89	2,475	7.04
1989–90	2,544	7.12

Net current expenditure on nursery, primary and secondary schools 1989–90
	£ million
Nursery	39.658
Primary	605.294
Secondary	751.602