§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the total amount in grant allocation for(a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland and the percentage change for the period 1986–87 to the year for which most recent figures are available.
§ Mr. FallonThe table sets out identifiable general Government expenditure on education and science from 1986–87 to 1989–90, the latest year for which data are available, by territorial area.
Identifiable general government expenditure on education and science by area1 2 £ million England Wales Scotland 1986–87 Education and science 14,838.6 924.6 2,198.4 1987–88 Education and science 16,234.5 1,018.2 2,386.5 Percentage change on previous year 9.4 10.1 8.6 1988–89 Education and science 17,396.3 1,083.3 2,604.3 Percentage change on previous year 7.2 6.4 9.1 1989–90 Education and science 19,153.9 1,168.8 2,825.4 Percentage change on previous year 10.1 7.9 8.5 1Source: Public Expenditure Analyses to 1993–94: Statistical Supplement to the 1990 Autumn Statement (Cm. 1520), Annex E2a Tables Ea to E5b. 2 Items included in general government expenditure but not included within total expenditure on programmes (privatisation proceeds, general government debt interest and other accounting adjustments) are treated as unidentifiable expenditure and are not allocated to territories.