HC Deb 20 July 1994 vol 247 cc292-3W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total public expenditure on(a) nursery schools and classes and (b) children under five in reception classes, in each year since 1989–90; and what was the total public expenditure on these services as a percentage of the gross domestic product for Scotland.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The latest available information about public expenditure on nursery schools and classes since 1989–90 is:

£ million
1989–90 39.69
1990–91 45.25
1991–92 51.23
1992–93 56.03

That expressed as a percentage of estimated Scottish GDP is:

Per cent.
1989–90 0.11
1990–91 0.11
1991–92 0.12
1992–93 0.13

Information on expenditure related to children under five who attend primary schools is not recorded separately.