§ 17. Mr. MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of classes under the educational authorities in Scotland during 1927 where the pupils numbered, respectively, under 40 per class, between 40 and 50, between 50 and 60, and over 60?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI regret that the information in my possession does not enable me to reply to the question in the exact form in which it is put. Such figures as are available I will, however, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. KIRKWOODWe would like to know definitely if it is not the case that there are, in Glasgow for instance, classes of from 50 to 80 children under one teacher. Has not the right hon. Gentleman that information?
§ Sir J. GILMOURIf the hon. Member will wait until he sees the figures, he will get the information.
§ Mr. WESTWOODIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that only last year it was pointed out, in answer to a question,
| STATEMENT showing for each EDUCATION AUTHORITY (from the Return of October, 1927), the number of primary classes (excluding Advanced Divisions), according to the number of pupils in average attendance, (a) with under 50 pupils, (b) with 50 but not more than 60 pupils, (c) with more than 60 pupils. | ||||||
| Education Authority. | Under 50 pupils. | 50 but not more than 60 pupils. | More than 60 pupils. | |||
| Aberdeen (Burgh) | … | … | … | 440 | 34 | — |
| Dundee (Burgh) | … | … | … | 482 | 23 | 2 |
| Edinburgh (Burgh) | … | … | … | 1,008 | 52 | — |
| Glasgow (Burgh) | … | … | … | 1,533 | 1,148 | 14 |
| Aberdeenshire | … | … | … | 631 | 28 | — |
| Argyll | … | … | … | 896 | — | — |
| Ayr | … | … | … | 911 | 84 | 3 |
| Banff | … | … | … | 439 | 10 | 1 |
| Berwick | … | … | … | 117 | 1 | — |
| Bute | … | … | … | 54 | 1 | — |
| Caithness | … | … | … | 399 | — | — |
| Clackmannan | … | … | … | 123 | — | — |
| Dumbarton | … | … | … | 459 | 51 | — |
| Dumfries | … | … | … | 366 | — | — |
| East Lothian | … | … | … | 295 | 4 | — |
| Fife | … | … | … | 1,295 | 16 | — |
| Forfar | … | … | … | 381 | — | — |
| Inverness | … | … | … | 1,250 | — | — |
| Kincardine | … | … | … | 132 | 1 | — |
| Kinross | … | … | … | 26 | — | — |
| Kirkcudbright | … | … | … | 408 | 3 | — |
| Lanark | … | … | … | 1,624 | 235 | 2 |
| Midlothian | … | … | … | 335 | 3 | — |
| Moray | … | … | … | 358 | 7 | — |
| Nairn | … | … | … | 94 | 1 | — |
| Orkney | … | … | … | 403 | — | — |
| Peebles | … | … | … | 142 | — | — |
| Perth | … | … | … | 507 | — | — |
| Renfrewshire | … | … | … | 726 | 184 | 6 |
| Ross and Cromarty | … | … | … | 351 | — | — |
| Roxburgh | … | … | … | 175 | — | — |
| Selkirk | … | … | … | 77 | — | — |
| Shetland | … | … | … | 435 | 1 | — |
| Stirling | … | … | … | 583 | 31 | — |
| Sutherland | … | … | … | 89 | — | — |
| Westlothian | … | … | … | 320 | 13 | — |
| Wigtown | … | … | … | 355 | 2 | — |
| Total | … | … | … | 18,219 | 1,933 | 28 |