To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of the additional revenue and capital costs to local authorities of the policy of imposing a maximum number of 25 pupils in primary 1 classes.

The financial effects of The Education (Lower Primary Class Sizes) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 were addressed in the related Executive Note.

The Scottish Government consulted widely prior to introducing the regulations. The vast majority of the 24 local authorities that responded explicitly welcomed the regulations, and comments relating to resource implications referred almost exclusively to the possibility of extending the requirements to P2 and P3 classes.