§ 33. Mr. BUCHANANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is yet in a position to make any statement as to the agreement between the Scottish Education Department and the Glasgow authority with regard to the problem of new schools and the rebuilding of some?
§ Sir J. GILMOURAn extensive redistribution of population is at present taking place in Glasgow as the result of new housing schemes, the effect of which cannot yet be estimated with certainty, and the education authority have consequently been unable to submit a programme sufficiently definite to form the basis of any agreement. The Department must therefore be satisfied from year to year that every reasonable endeavour is being made to cope with the situation as it may develop. The position to-day is that four new schools or extensions of schools have recently been completed and two are under construction, while the plans for eight others have been provisionally approved or are in active preparation, and the sites for 14 more have either been acquired or are now under consideration. 817 These figures refer to non-transferred schools only. The question of the transferred schools will be taken up by the authority as soon as the title-deeds are in their hands.
§ Mr. BUCHANANWhat has been done in the city of Glasgow to replace the schools which have been condemned as insanitary, besides making arrangements for the increasing population in the outside area?
§ Sir J. GILMOURIf the hon. Member wishes me to specify any particular schools, he had better put down another Question.