To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table to show the number of students who passed in Gaelic language at (a) GCSE and 0-level and (b) A-level in 1989, 1990 and 1991.
The tables show for the years in question the numbers of awards in bands 1 to 3 for the Scottish certificate of education examinations at ordinary grade and standard grade, and in bands A to C at higher grade.
| Ordinary grade | Standard Higher grade (introduced 1990) | Higher | |
| Gaidhlig (Native Speakers) | |||
| 1989 | 68 | — | 18 |
| 1990 | 56 | 13 | 30 |
Ordinary grade
| Standard grade (introduced 1990)
| Higher
| |
| 1991 | 13 | 65 | 31 |
Gaelic Learners
| |||
| 1989 | 232 | — | 106 |
| 1990 | 184 | 38 | 106 |
| 1991 | 94 | 164 | 99 |
Capital expenditure by local authorities on schools at 1990–91 prices
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£ million
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1978 to 1979
| 1979 to 1980
| 1980 to 1981
| 1981 to 1982
| 1982 to 1983
| 1983 to 1984
| 1984 to 1985
| 1985 to 1986
| 1986 to 1987
| 1987 to 1988
| 1988 to 1989
| 1989 to 1990
| 1990 to 1991
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| Borders | 0·701 | 1·202 | 1·925 | 1·545 | 1·007 | 1·052 | 1·301 | 1·437 | 1·145 | 1·179 | 1·224 | 1·726 | 3·162 |
| Central | 8·904 | 7·106 | 4·997 | 4·058 | 2·174 | 1·599 | 1·543 | 1·902 | 3·106 | 3·469 | 5·046 | 5·416 | 4·687 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2·651 | 3·285 | 2·892 | 2·798 | 3·198 | 3·593 | 3·385 | 3·328 | 2·746 | 0·814 | 1·917 | 1·962 | 1·383 |
| Fife | 7·853 | 4·989 | 4·604 | 4·145 | 3·649 | 2·553 | 4·105 | 5·789 | 5·994 | 2·575 | 5·485 | 6·308 | 8·639 |
| Grampian | 18·198 | 14·898 | 15·928 | 19·801 | 13·444 | 9·730 | 8·271 | 11·145 | 10·358 | 2·804 | 3·934 | 4·246 | 5·808 |
| Highland | 7·523 | 5·063 | 4·828 | 5·373 | 4·407 | 2·469 | 1·164 | 1·783 | 1·469 | 3·125 | 4·218 | 4·233 | 3·113 |
| Lothian | 22·841 | 16·860 | 16·045 | 11·866 | 12·535 | 8·830 | 8·465 | 8·286 | 4·874 | 10·053 | 9·034 | 12·549 | 9·442 |
| Strathclyde | 59·035 | 37·643 | 34·977 | 39·370 | 29·781 | 29·530 | 28·451 | 27·123 | 22·582 | 24·444 | 28·731 | 28·722 | 23·533 |
| Tayside | 5·847 | 4·850 | 3·170 | 3·018 | 3·137 | 2·170 | 3·012 | 3·718 | 2·627 | 4·051 | 4·160 | 3·819 | 3140 |
| Orkney | 1·057 | 0·337 | 0·175 | 1·010 | 1·898 | 1·343 | 1·786 | 1·636 | 1·192 | 1·214 | 1·185 | 1·074 | 1·288 |
| Shetland | 4·493 | 6·326 | 5·690 | 5·963 | 4·245 | 3·754 | 2·606 | 1·425 | 0·655 | 0·666 | 1·072 | 0·784 | 0·835 |
| Western Isles | 1·032 | 1·056 | 1·152 | 2·386 | 2·566 | 1·372 | 1·373 | 1·606 | 4·237 | 4·800 | 2·534 | 1·718 | 2·275 |
| Scotland | 140·137 | 103·615 | 96·381 | 101·333 | 82·043 | 67·994 | 65·461 | 69·178 | 60·986 | 59·196 | 68·538 | 72·559 | 67·305 |
Note: The figures include expenditure on nursery, primary, secondary and special schools.
Outturn figures have been converted to 1990–91 prices using the GDP deflator.