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Mr. Alexander Fletcher
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total expenditure on books for local authority schools in Scotland in the last three years for which figures are available.
Mr. McElhone
The information is as follows:
| Financial Year | £ million at outturn prices | |||
| 1974–75 | … | … | … | 5·4* |
| 1975–76 | … | … | … | 7·2† |
| 1976–77 | … | … | … | 6·4 |
| * Based on a return by the pre-local government reorganisation education authorities. | ||||
| † Covering the period from 16th May 1975 to 31st March 1976 and grossed up to a full year, equivalent to £8·2 million. | ||||