asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish for Scotland the directly equivalent information on educational expenditure and numbers to that which is published for England in tables 2.10 and 2.10.1 of Cmnd. 8494-II; and if he will publish the information published in table 2.10.2 on a basis which covers Scotland alone.
The information requested in respect of those matters for which I am responsible, in equivalent form so far as possible, is as follows.
Education, Arts and Libraries Programme 15.8
| Table 1 (corresponding to Table 2.10)
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| £ Million cash | |||||||||
1976–77
| 1977–78
| 1978–79
| 1979–80
| 1980–81
| 1981–82
| 1982–83
| 1983–84
| 1984–85
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| Capital | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
| Current | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 60 | 61 |
| Total arts and libraries | 25 | 28 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 49 | 58 | ||
| Total programme | 779 | 833 | 935 | 1041 | 1312 | 1378 | 1475 | 1526 | 1559 |
* It is not possible separately to identify expenditure on special schools | |||||||||
† Expenditure on transport cannot be identified | |||||||||
‡ These figures exclude EC subsidy | |||||||||
║ Expenditure on these items is borne by Department of Education and Science only | |||||||||
Table 2 (corresponding to Table 2.10.1)
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Pupil and Teacher Numbers
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Scotland
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Actual
| Projected
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Academic Years
| 1976–77
| 1977–78
| 1978–79
| 1979–80
| 1980–81
| 1981–82
| 1982–83
| 1983–84
| 1984–85
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| Total school population (including special schools) | 1053·5 | 1043·1 | 1023·2 | 998·9 | 970·0 | 936·8 | 905·2 | 878·3 | 853·9 |
Pupil Numbers
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| Under-fives | 35·0 | 39·7 | 41·0 | 41·9 | 42·5 | 39·9 | 37·9 | 37·8 | 37·1 |
| All other primary | 602·7 | 584·3 | 559·4 | 535·1 | 508·4 | 486·3 | 462·6 | 442·4 | 430·8 |
| Secondary— | |||||||||
| under school leaving age | 347·3 | 351·2 | 355·1 | 352·2 | 346·7 | 342·4 | 337·2 | 331·4 | 321·0 |
| over school leaving age | 55·4 | 55·0 | 55·3 | 58·0 | 61·1 | 57·1 | 56·7 | 56·2 | 54·9 |
| Total (excluding special schools) | 1040·4 | 1030·2 | 1010·8 | 987·2 | 958·7 | 925·7 | 894·4 | 867·8 | 843·8 |
School participation Rates (%)
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| Under-fives | 23·6 | 28·4 | 30·7 | 32·5 | 34·6 | 32·4 | 29·4 | 28·4 | 26·9 |
| Over school leaving age | 31·2 | 30·6 | 30·4 | 31·5 | 33·2 | 30·9 | 31·6 | 31·9 | 31·4 |
Teachers
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| Numbers employed (FTEs) | 55·3 | 54·8 | 55·5 | 56·1 | 54·5 | 50·4 | 49·2 | 48·0 | 46·5 |
| Pupil/teacher ratios overall | 18·6 | 18·6 | 18·0 | 17·3 | 17·3 | 18·1 | 17·9 | 17·9 | 17·9 |
Special Schools
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| Pupils | 13·0 | 12·9 | 12·4 | 11·7 | 11·3 | 11·1 | 10·8 | 10·5 | 10·1 |
| Teachers | 1·4 | 1·4 | 1·5 | 1·6 | 1·6 | 1·4 | 1·3 | 1·3 | 1·2 |
Notes:
* The table relates to pupils in education authority nursery, primary, secondary and special schools only: pupils under five supported through the urban programme are included.
† Pupil and teacher numbers are as at September.
‡ Participation rates for under-fives express the number of children under five in school, part-time and full time as a percentage of three and four year olds in the population.
║ The secondary "over school leaving age" participation rate is expressed as a percentage of the 16 and 17 year olds in the population rather titan those over school leaving age, and is therefore not a direct measure of "staying on" rate.
Table 3 (corresponding to table 2.10.2)
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thousands
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Higher Education*
| Actual
| Provisional actual
| Home students (full-time and sandwich)
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1980–81
| 1981–82
| 1982–83
| 1983–84
| 1984–85
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Projections
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| Students on advanced courses of further education, excluding postgraduates | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| of which admissions | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Postgraduates | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Non advanced further education†
| Provisional actual
| Forecast
| Home students (full-time and sandwich)
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1980–s81
| 1981–82
| 1982–83
| 1983–84
| 1984–85
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Projections
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| Cmnd 8175 plans | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 | — |
| —of which 16–19 yaer olds on full-time and sandwich courses | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | — |
| These plans | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| —of which 16–19 year olds on full-time and sandwich courses | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Notes:
* Excluding students at Scottish universities.
† Excluding additional students participating in new MSC training schemes and as a result of the Prime Minister's unemployment measures scheme.