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Scottish Office

Answer

Mr. Bill Walker: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will announce the income scale that will apply to the assisted places scheme in Scotland in school session 1997-98. [19078] Mr. Raymond S. Robertson: For school session 1997-98, 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 £9,969 but does not exceed 9 £10,864 That part, if any, which exceeds £10,864 but does not exceed 12 £11,725 That part, if any, which exceeds £11,725 but does not exceed 15 £13,481 That part, if any which exceeds £13,481 but does not exceed 21 £16,186 That part, if any, which exceeds £16,186 but does not exceed 24 £19,712 That part, if any, which exceeds £19,712 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. We do not expect the income scale adjustment to have a significant effect on the proportion of pupils who receive full remission of their fees, currently standing at 47.4 per cent. of the 3,539 pupils assisted in the 1996-97 school session.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

19078; 291 c654W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Assisted places scheme Parental contributions Scotland

Contains statistics

Yes