School Travel

HC Deb 21 February 1996 vol 272 cc167-8W

Mr. Worthington

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement about the relative costs of school travel in Northern Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom. [15459]

Mr. Ancram

Comparative expenditure figures on school transport in Northern Ireland and other parts of the United Kingdom over the period 1989–90 to 1993–94 are provided in the table:

£000
	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94
England	229,046	259,385	283,382	293,108	288,411
Scotland	37,133	39,119	44,246	47,996	53,443

£000
	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94
Wales	25,100	27,400	31,700	32,500	34,500
Northern Ireland	20,602	23,229	27,447	30,015	32,199