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Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what is the total estimated capital expenditure on school textbooks in Scotland in each of the next three years; and if he will list the amount estimated to be spent by each Scottish local authority for each year; [79816]
- (2) if he will list the total capital expenditure on the school library book stock in Scotland for each year since 1992; and if he will list the amount spent in each local authority area for each year; [79817]
(3) if he will list the total estimated capital expenditure on school library book stock in Scotland in each of the next three years; and if he will list the amount estimated to be spent by each Scottish local authority for each year; [79818]
(4) if he will list the total capital expenditure on school textbooks in Scotland for each year since 1992; and if he will list the amount spent in each Scottish local authority area for each year. [79832]
Mrs. Liddell: Purchases of school text and library books would normally be made by local authorities from current expenditure resources. The available information on current expenditure by local authorities on school text and library books is given in tables 1 and 2, which are derived from local authority financial returns. The returns do not distinguish between expenditure on text books and on library books. The table also shows a combined figure for books and equipment because not all authorities' returns identify separately spending on books and it is possible that some expenditure on books may be included under equipment or vice versa. 1996-97 is the latest year for which information is currently available.
The Government have made available to education authorities during the financial year 1998-99 additional resources of £7.8m for schools to purchase books and other written material for school libraries as shown in table 3.
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| £000 at outturn prices | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | |||||
| Region | Books and equipment | (of which books) | Books and equipment | (of which books) | Books and equipment | (of which books) | Books and equipment | (of which books) |
| Borders | 1,351 | 216 | 1,373 | 213 | 1,582 | 0 | 1,470 | 0 |
| Central | 2,931 | 100 | 2,897 | 125 | 2,793 | 60 | 2,733 | 62 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2,198 | 260 | 2,577 | 295 | 2,533 | 317 | 2,284 | 261 |
| Fife | 2,739 | 540 | 2,795 | 2,136 | 2,730 | 2,094 | 3,294 | 2,412 |
| Grampian | 6,458 | 0 | 6,972 | 0 | 7,158 | 0 | 7,630 | 0 |
| Highland | 3,141 | 3,141 | 2,786 | 2,786 | 2,885 | 1,491 | 2,633 | 1,481 |
| Lothian | 5,371 | 1,350 | 5,671 | 1,352 | 6,676 | 1,585 | 7,594 | 1,691 |
| Strathclyde | 21,449 | 5,548 | 20,059 | 1,118 | 21,932 | 1,191 | 26,133 | 1,117 |
| Tayside | 3,581 | 608 | 4,545 | 670 | 4,026 | 676 | 3,569 | 656 |
| Orkney | 166 | 50 | 152 | 0 | 284 | 0 | 290 | 0 |
| Shetland | 471 | 135 | 678 | 119 | 534 | 0 | 511 | 0 |
| Western Isles | 549 | 91 | 525 | 99 | 633 | 242 | 595 | 192 |
| Scotland | 50,405 | 12,039 | 51,030 | 8,913 | 53,766 | 7,656 | 58,736 | 7,872 |
Notes:
1. The books and equipment figures include expenditure on text and library books and educational tools equipment and materials in local authority nursery, primary, secondary and special schools.
2. Where expenditure on books is shown as £0 it should be assumed that the expenditure is included as equipment.
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| £000 at outturn prices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Councils | Books and equipment | (of which books) |
| Aberdeen, City | 1,675 | 0 |
| Aberdeenshire | 2,924 | 0 |
| Angus | 1,134 | 0 |
| Argyll and Bute | 1,481 | 121 |
| Clackmannanshire | 453 | 0 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2,112 | 290 |
| Dundee | 1,199 | 115 |
| East Ayrshire | 1,398 | 0 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 1,348 | 165 |
| East Lothian | 884 | 0 |
| East Renfrewshire | 1,338 | 1,338 |
| Edinburgh, City | 4,665 | 858 |
| Eilean Siar | 604 | 155 |
| Falkirk | 1,362 | 49 |
| Fife | 3,199 | 535 |
| Glasgow City | 4,501 | 203 |
| Highland | 2,908 | 16 |
| Inverclyde | 871 | 114 |
| Midlothian | 570 | 191 |
| Moray | 159 | 14 |
| North Ayrshire | 1,311 | 140 |
| North Lanarkshire | 4,033 | 0 |
| Orkney | 241 | 0 |
| Perth and Kinross | 849 | 220 |
| Renfrewshire | 2,213 | 278 |
| Scottish Borders | 945 | 0 |
| Shetland | 471 | 0 |
| South Ayrshire | 1,140 | 89 |
| South Lanarkshire | 2,805 | 305 |
| Stirling | 1,084 | 25 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 901 | 0 |
| West Lothian | 1,390 | 437 |
| Scotland | 52,168 | 5,658 |
Notes:
1. The books and equipment figures include expenditure on text and library books and educational tools equipment and materials in local authority nursery, primary, secondary and special schools.
2. Where expenditure on books is shown as £0 it should be assumed that the expenditure is included as equipment.
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From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
Opinion Polls
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the issues on which the Government have hired opinion poll organisations to test Scottish public opinion since they came into office; and how much they have spent testing public opinion on each issue. [80052]
Mr. McLeish: The Scottish Office has not undertaken any opinion polls in the period concerned. Information for other government departments and bodies in Scotland could be collected only at disproportionate cost.
Focus Groups
Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the issues on which the Government have consulted Focus Groups in Scotland since they came into office; and how much they have spent consulting on each issue. [80053]
Mr. McLeish:
The Scottish Office has undertaken Focus Groups in the following research studies. The estimated cost of the Focus Groups is given in the table. Information for other government departments and bodies in Scotland could be collected only at disproportionate cost.
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Mr. Wallace:
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the new (a) primary and (b) secondary schools completed in Scotland since 1 May 1997, indicating the cost of each individual school; [79833]
(3) if he will list the new (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Scotland on which the Government expect construction to start during the next three years, indicating their expected starting dates and the expected cost of each school. [79835]
Mrs. Liddell:
Detailed information about progress and costs of new school building projects is not held centrally.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
(2) if he will list the new (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in Scotland on which construction has started since 1 May 1997, indicating the expected cost of each school; [79834]
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