§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how much has been spent through the careers service strengthening scheme in Scotland in each year since 1979, expressed both in current prices and in actual sums spent.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is as follows:
£000 Year Actual expenditure Expenditure at 1990 prices 1979–80 544 1,176 1980–81 723 1,321 1981–82 937 1,561 1982–83 1,329 2,067 1983–84 1,645 2,446 1984–85 1,664 2,355 1985–86 1,697 2,278 1986–87 1,791 2,323 1987–88 1,887 2,324 1988–89 2,034 2,331 1989–90 2,205 2,376 1990–91 2,247 2,247