To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will announce the income scale which will apply to the assisted places scheme in Scotland in school session 1992–93.

For school session 1992–93, I propose to lay regulations before the House in due course providing for progressive parental contribution for one assisted pupil in relation to family income as follows:

Part of relevant income to which the specified percentage applies
	Parental Contribution (percentage)
That part (if any) which exceeds £9,218 but which does not exceed £10,023	9
That part (if any) which exceeds £10,023 but does not exceed £10,842	12
That part (if any) which exceeds £10,842 but does not exceed £12,467	15
That part (if any) which exceeds £12,467 but does not exceed £14,965	21
That part (if any) which exceeds £14,965 but does not exceed £18,227	24
That part (if any) which exceeds £18,227	33

The relevant income scale is open ended, but the remission can, of course, be given only where the parental contribution is less than the school tuition fee.