§ Mrs. LiddellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many extra assisted places he is planning to make available to children between the ages of five and 11 years; what is the estimated cost of the extra places; and what will be the timetable for making them available. [12650]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe age of assisted pupils is not collected centrally
We plan to provide funding in the 1997–98 school session sufficient for around 500 additional assisted places, so that there will be around 4,000 assisted places in total. It is for participating schools to determine to whom, and at what stage level, assisted places can be given, dependent on actual applications received and the availability of fee remission grants. The estimated total cost of the scheme for the 1997–98 school session will be around £15.4 million. Within that figure, the cost of the additional 500 places is estimated at around £2 million.
We plan to expand provision in subsequent school sessions so that, in time, around 6,000 assisted places can be provided in Scotland.
§ Mrs. LiddellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of families of pupils receiving help from the assisted places scheme had household incomes of(a) more than £18,000 per annum and (b) less than £9,522 per annum in Scotland in the last academic year. [12654]
§ Mr. RobertsonProvisional statistics for the 1995–96 school session indicate that 20.8 per cent. of assisted pupils came from families whose relevant income was greater than £18,000 per annum. The relevant income point at which full fee remission was applicable in that session is £9,711 per annum, and 46.8 per cent. of assisted pupils came from families whose relevant income was less than that level.
§ Mrs. LiddellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils attended each school taking part in the assisted places scheme in Scotland in the last academic year; how many pupils in each case were on the assisted places scheme; and what was the percentage of pupils on the assisted places scheme in each case. [12652]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe information requested is in the table:
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School Total roll 1995–96 school session Number of assisted pupils Percentage of assisted places Aberlour School 111 8 7.2 Albyn School 429 24 5.6 Ardvreck School 120 3 2.5 Beaconhurst School 275 15 5.5 Belhaven Hill School 71 3 4.2 Belmont House School 366 30 8.2
School Total roll 1995–96 school session Number of assisted pupils Percentage of assisted places Butterstone School 58 6 10.3 Cademuir International School 71 0 0 Cargilfield School 197 3 1.5 Clifton Hall School 103 6 5.8 Craigclowan School 240 9 3.8 Craigholme School 474 47 9.9 Croftinloan School 84 8 9.5 Stewart's Melville College and the Mary Erskine School 2,571 301 11.7 Dollar Academy 1,105 73 6.6 Drumley House School 96 1 1.0 Edinburgh Academy 786 56 7.1 Fernhill School 345 32 9.3 Fettes College 486 39 8.0 George Heriot's School 1,506 240 15.9 George Watson's College 2,075 246 11.9 The Glasgow Academy 989 82 8.3 Glenalmond College 296 43 14.5 Gordonstoun School 421 31 7.4 Hamilton College 738 25 3.4 High School of Dundee 1,126 199 17.7 The High School of Glasgow 986 50 5.1 Hutcheson's Grammar School 1,870 157 8.4 Keil School 210 64 30.5 Kelvinside Academy 520 94 18.1 Kilgraston School 241 56 23.2 Kilquhanity House School 32 12 37.5 Lathallan Preparatory School 158 6 3.8 Laurel Bank School 335 64 19.1 Lomond School 465 55 11.8 Loretto School 388 32 8.3 Merchiston Castle School 399 65 16.3 Morrison's Academy 537 133 24.8 New Park School 113 6 5.3 Park Lodge School 54 3 5.6 The Park School 259 65 25.1 Rannoch School 235 39 16.6 Robert Gordon's College 1,354 70 5.2 Rudolf Steiner School 261 59 22.6 St. Aloysius College 1,088 167 15.4 St. Columba's School 554 32 5.8 St. Denis and Cranley School 128 29 22.7 St. George's School 883 57 6.5 St. Leonard's School 329 35 10.6 St. Margaret's School, Aberdeen 417 16 3.8 St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh 658 73 11.1 St. Mary's School 94 5 5.3 Strathallan School 492 40 8.1 Wellington School 362 51 14.1 244W
School 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 Aberlour School — — — — — — — — Albyn School 4 6 9 10 10 16 15 16 Ardvreck School — — — — — — — — Beaconhurst School — — — — — — — — Belhaven Hill School — — — — — — — — Belmont School 3 3 2 5 11 15 17 18 Blairmore School — — — — — — — — Butterstone School — — — — — — — — Cademuir School — — — — — — — — Cargilfield School — — — — — — — — Clifton Hall School — — — — — — — — Craigclowan School — — — — — — — — Craigholme School 8 23 27 24 25 25 30 31 Crawfordton House — — — — — — — — Croftinloan School — — — — — — — — Dollar Academy 22 30 35 41 52 52 57 63 Drumley House — — — — — — — — Edinburgh Academy 9 20 22 30 42 38 38 43 Fernhill School 5 13 22 30 40 45 42 40 Fettes College 8 18 20 20 26 28 26 26
§ Mrs. LiddellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each year in which the assisted places scheme has been operating(a) the number of places available, (b) the number taken up, (c) the amount budgeted each year for the scheme and (d) the amount actually spent in Scotland. [12651]
§ Mr. RobertsonParticipating schools are not allocated a specific number of assisted places which they may award. Each school is allocated a specific level of fee remission grant within which it may assist such pupils as can be afforded. In addition, schools can reclaim the cost of incidental expenses grants to which assisted pupils are entitled. The table therefore provides information on the number of pupils assisted each year and the actual costs incurred, including the costs of incidental expenses grants.
School session Number of assisted pupils Total cost (£) 1981–82 790 799,023 1982–83 1,450 1,718,485 1983–84 1,900 2,454,386 1984–85 2,265 3,298,461 1985–86 2,620 4,217,234 1986–87 2,626 4,861,150 1987–88 2,680 5,310,061 1988–89 2,695 5,758,542 1989–90 2,841 6,681,213 1990–91 2,861 7,641,895 1991–92 2,911 8,706,443 1992–93 3,038 9,755,844 1993–94 3,045 10,083,778 1994–951 3,046 10,439,522 1995–961 3,065 10,947,173 1 Provisional.
§ Mrs. LiddellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the schools which have participated in the assisted palces scheme in each year since the scheme began; and what are the number of placements at each school in each year. [12655]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe schools which have participated each school session and the number of pupils assisted at each school in each session are listed in the table:
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School 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 Fort Augustus 9 14 27 33 39 43 43 38 George Heriot's 48 95 142 184 221 224 221 226 George Watson's (see note) Glasgow Academy 11 20 34 41 44 38 42 41 Glenalmond College 7 13 23 31 34 33 35 36 Gordonstoun School 6 8 12 18 20 21 22 23 Hamilton College — — — — — — — — H. S. of Dundee 63 106 126 139 159 165 170 164 H. S. of Glasgow 17 30 35 51 57 61 58 46 Hutchesons' 82 103 133 139 150 143 148 143 Keil School 11 18 41 53 57 56 57 60 Kelvinside Academy 27 39 36 45 50 52 54 54 Kilgraston School 4 10 26 35 48 49 51 57 Kilquhanity School — 7 11 13 17 16 17 19 Lathallan School — — — — — — — Laurel Bank School 21 39 51 47 52 56 60 63 Lomond School 8 13 20 35 37 40 43 42 Loretto School 5 11 22 22 22 23 23 24 Merchiston Castle 8 18 25 33 46 47 49 50 Morrison's Academy 39 86 120 139 165 154 156 166 New Park School — — — — — — — — Oxenfoord Castle — — — — — — — — Park Lodge School — — — — — — — — The Park School 19 35 44 47 44 49 55 63 Rannoch School 5 11 16 18 25 26 25 26 Robert Gordon's 11 20 39 55 57 53 53 61 Rudolf Steiner (Edin) 6 22 36 51 56 56 58 60 St. Aloysius College 51 102 128 133 141 139 137 139 St. Columba's School 19 34 33 34 37 45 47 36 St. Denis and Cranley 5 7 11 16 18 18 20 25 St. George's School — — 7 10 13 16 16 18 St. Hilary's School 6 — — — — — — — St. Leonard's School 2 6 14 21 22 21 22 23 St. Margaret's Convent 5 9 10 13 8 — — — St. Margaret's (AB) 2 4 8 14 14 14 13 13 St. Margaret's (Edinburgh) 10 18 41 48 54 56 54 59 St. Mary's Melrose — — — — — — — — Stewart's Melville and 194 362 390 455 548 543 560 542 Mary Erskine School — — — — — — — — Strathallan School — 7 12 21 32 33 34 35 Wellington School — 3 18 27 39 40 41 43 Westbourne School 30 67 72 84 88 77 71 63 Totals 790 1,450 1,900 2,265 2,620 2,626 2,680 2,695 246W 247W
School 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 11994–95 11995–96 Aberlour School 5 8 7 10 11 9 8 Albyn School 20 23 20 18 19 24 24 Ardvreck School 1 2 3 3 5 6 3 Beaconhurst School 3 6 6 10 13 10 15 Belhaven Hill School 4 3 3 2 1 2 3 Belmont School 21 20 23 23 26 25 30 Blairmore School 2 5 4 3 closed Butterstone School 2 4 5 2 4 5 6 Cademuir School 0 Cargilfield School 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 Clifton Hall School 6 7 7 8 7 6 6 Craigclowan School 6 9 9 9 12 10 9 Craigholme School 39 39 36 38 45 45 47 Crawfordton House 8 6 6 6 6 6 closed Croftinloan School 4 4 5 6 6 4 8 Dollar Academy 63 68 59 71 72 69 73 Drumley House 6 5 3 3 2 2 1 Edinburgh Academy 46 48 50 52 54 53 56 Fernhill School 28 29 30 34 34 30 32 Fettes College 32 32 33 40 39 36 39 Fort Augustus 34 33 34 28 closed George Heriot's 237 236 247 247 250 250 240 George Watson's 240 243 238 234 238 243 246 Glasgow Academy 42 37 89 98 98 90 82 Glenalmond College 34 30 33 33 38 41 43 Gordonstoun School 24 26 29 28 28 31 31 Hamilton College 11 12 14 15 14 14 25
School 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 11994–95 11995–96 H. S. of Dundee 174 182 180 197 193 193 199 H. S. of Glasgow 40 38 39 45 49 49 50 Hutchesons' 135 135 138 152 157 167 157 Keil School 71 66 67 66 65 69 64 Kelvinside Academy 58 58 67 80 85 87 94 Kilgraston School 52 51 53 59 52 54 56 Kilquhanity School 18 18 18 20 20 11 12 Lathallan School 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 Laurel Bank School 59 54 53 53 60 64 64 Lomond School 43 39 44 49 54 54 55 Loretto School 29 31 33 35 33 33 32 Merchiston Castle 56 60 62 65 68 69 65 Morrison's Academy 177 164 168 169 157 140 133 New Park School 3 3 3 4 5 4 6 Oxenfoord Castle 5 11 13 11 closed Park Lodge School 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 The Park School 61 72 68 68 69 70 65 Rannoch School 27 28 30 31 35 38 39 Robert Gordon's 58 63 64 63 64 70 70 Rudolf Steiner (Edin) 61 56 57 59 63 62 59 St. Aloysius College 154 160 166 165 172 169 167 St. Columba's School 40 32 42 39 36 34 32 St. Denis and Cranley 28 30 28 31 29 31 29 St. George's School 17 20 25 29 31 42 57 St Hilary's School St. Leonard's School 24 31 35 37 36 36 35 St. Margaret's Convent. St. Margaret's (AB.) 18 19 22 22 20 20 16 St. Margaret's (Edinburgh) 65 68 70 72 71 74 73 St Mary's, Melrose 2 4 1 2 2 4 5 Stewart's Melville and Mary Erskine School 291 274 276 282 284 282 301 Strathallan School 41 42 42 46 47 46 40 Wellington School 49 48 44 55 56 53 31 Westbourne School 57 60 Totals 2,841 2,861 2,911 3,038 3,045 3,046 3,065 1 Provisional figures. George Watson's included in Stewart's Melville etc. totals from 1981–82 to 1988–89 inclusive as Edinburgh Merchant's Company.
§ Mrs. LiddellTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the fees charged by each school taking part in the assisted places scheme in Scotland in the last academic year. [12653]
§ Mr. RobertsonThe fees charged in respect of assisted pupils in each of the participating schools in the 1995–96 school session are set out in the table:
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School Fees charged for assisted pupils 1995–96 (£ per annum) Aberlour School 4,923 Albyn School 3,534–3,642 Ardvreck School 4,725 Beaconhurst School 4,116–4,245 Belhaven Hill School 5,190 Belmont House School 3,215–3,628 Butterstone School 5,076 Cademuir International School 5,460 Cargilfield School 5,865 Clifton Hall School 4,965 Craigclowan School 3,600 Craigholme School 3,212–3,429 Croftinloan School 5,639 Dollar Academy 3,349–3,831 Drumley House 4,545 Edinburgh Academy 5,013–5,082 Fernhill School 2,735–2,851 Fettes College 4,722–7,524 George Heriot's School 2,787–3,732 George Watson's College 2,886–3,993 Glasgow Academy 3,850–4,134 Glenalmond College 5,858–7,802 Gordonstoun School 6,756 249W
School Fees charged for assisted pupils 1995–96 (£ per annum) Hamilton College 2,341 High School of Dundee 2,608–3,716 High School of Glasgow 3,564–4,104 Hutchesons' Grammar School 3,491 Keil School 3,909–4,614 Kelvinside Academy 3,414–4,259 Kilgraston School 3,840–4,287 Kilquhanity School 2,503 Lathallan School 4,760 Laurel Bank School 3,492–4,131 Lomond School 4,134–4,242 Loretto School 5,759–7,451 Merchiston Castle School 4,665–6,675 Morrison's Academy 3,258–3,453 New Park School 4,071 Park Lodge School 2,829 Rannoch School 5,490 Robert Gordon's College 3,654 Rudolf Steiner School, Edinburgh 2,796–3,702 St. Aloysius College 3,068 St. Columba's School 3,525–3,801 St. Denis and Cranley School 4,330 St. George's School 3,842–4,221 St. Leonard's School 4,488–5,853 St. Margaret's School, Aberdeen 3,141–3,454 St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh 3,028–4,012 St. Mary's School, Melrose 4,761 Stewart's Melville College and the Mary Erskine School 2,934–4,029 Strathallan School 6,345–7,710 The Park School 3,432–3,822 Wellington School 4,068–4,419
§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many families benefiting from the assisted places scheme are self-employed; and what proportion of the total they form. [13171]
§ Mr. RobertsonThis information is not held centrally.