Secondary Education

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons am 1:41 pm ar 5 Mawrth 1997.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Malcolm Bruce Malcolm Bruce Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury) 1:41, 5 Mawrth 1997

In the light of the comments that the Minister and his colleagues have made about narrowing the gap between expenditure per head in England and in Scotland, and given that the secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is 16 in England compared with 12 in Scotland, what would that ratio be if he and his colleagues were in power for a further five years? When can I tell my constituents that they will get a new academy at Garioch, Oldmeldrum—for which a site has been acquired, but for which capital consent is inadequate—given that the Under-Secretary, the hon. Member for Kincardine and Deeside (Mr. Kynoch), can get a school at Laurencekirk and the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (Mr. Salmond) can get a new school at Banff? The current settlement is already inadequate, so how can it possibly be cut further?