§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table to show the number of students who passed in Gaelic language at(a) GCSE and 0-level and (b) A-level in 1989, 1990 and 1991.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe tables show for the years in question the numbers of awards in bands 1 to 3 for the Scottish certificate of education examinations at ordinary grade and standard grade, and in bands A to C at higher grade.
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Ordinary grade Standard Higher grade (introduced 1990) Higher Gaidhlig (Native Speakers) 1989 68 — 18 1990 56 13 30
Ordinary grade Standard grade (introduced 1990) Higher 1991 13 65 31 Gaelic Learners 1989 232 — 106 1990 184 38 106 1991 94 164 99
Capital expenditure by local authorities on schools at 1990–91 prices £ million 1978 to 1979 1979 to 1980 1980 to 1981 1981 to 1982 1982 to 1983 1983 to 1984 1984 to 1985 1985 to 1986 1986 to 1987 1987 to 1988 1988 to 1989 1989 to 1990 1990 to 1991 Borders 0.701 1.202 1.925 1.545 1.007 1.052 1.301 1.437 1.145 1.179 1.224 1.726 3.162 Central 8.904 7.106 4.997 4.058 2.174 1.599 1.543 1.902 3.106 3.469 5.046 5.416 4.687 Dumfries and Galloway 2.651 3.285 2.892 2.798 3.198 3.593 3.385 3.328 2.746 0.814 1.917 1.962 1.383 Fife 7.853 4.989 4.604 4.145 3.649 2.553 4.105 5.789 5.994 2.575 5.485 6.308 8.639 Grampian 18.198 14.898 15.928 19.801 13.444 9.730 8.271 11.145 10.358 2.804 3.934 4.246 5.808 Highland 7.523 5.063 4.828 5.373 4.407 2.469 1.164 1.783 1.469 3.125 4.218 4.233 3.113 Lothian 22.841 16.860 16.045 11.866 12.535 8.830 8.465 8.286 4.874 10.053 9.034 12.549 9.442 Strathclyde 59.035 37.643 34.977 39.370 29.781 29.530 28.451 27.123 22.582 24.444 28.731 28.722 23.533 Tayside 5.847 4.850 3.170 3.018 3.137 2.170 3.012 3.718 2.627 4.051 4.160 3.819 3140 Orkney 1.057 0.337 0.175 1.010 1.898 1.343 1.786 1.636 1.192 1.214 1.185 1.074 1.288 Shetland 4.493 6.326 5.690 5.963 4.245 3.754 2.606 1.425 0.655 0.666 1.072 0.784 0.835 Western Isles 1.032 1.056 1.152 2.386 2.566 1.372 1.373 1.606 4.237 4.800 2.534 1.718 2.275 Scotland 140.137 103.615 96.381 101.333 82.043 67.994 65.461 69.178 60.986 59.196 68.538 72.559 67.305 Note: The figures include expenditure on nursery, primary, secondary and special schools.
Outturn figures have been converted to 1990–91 prices using the GDP deflator.