§ 72. Mr. R. Gibsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many primary, advanced, and secondary schools, respectively, there are in each of the administrative areas in Scotland, respectively; how many of each of said groups of schools are supplied with telephones connected with post office exchanges; and whether he has any statement to make regarding increasing the number of schools supplied with such telephones?
§ The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr. Colville)As the answer is long and contains a number of figures I will, with
| Statement regarding Telephones in Schools in Administrative Areas in Scotland. | |||||||
| (November, 1938.) | |||||||
| Education Area. | Schools, with or without advanced divisions, conducted under the Day Schools Code. | Schools with post-primary courses covering not more than three years, conducted under the Secondary Schools Regulations. | Schools with post-primary courses covering not less than five years, collected under the Secondary Schools Regulations. | ||||
| Number of schools. | Number with telephones. | Number of schools. | Number with telephones. | Number of schools. | Number with telephones. | ||
| Counties, | |||||||
| Aberdeen | … | 215 | — | 9 | — | 8 | — |
| Angus | … | 98 | 20 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
| Argyll | … | 148 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 |
| Ayr | … | 149 | — | 6 | — | 11 | 5 |
| Banff | … | 68 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | — |
| Berwick | … | 48 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Bute | … | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Caithness | … | 55 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Clackmannan | … | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| Dumfries | … | 93 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Dunbarton | … | 50 | — | — | — | 9 | — |
| East Lothian | … | 34 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Fife | … | 148 | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Inverness | … | 212 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Kincardine | … | 44 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Kirkcudbright | … | 52 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Lanark | … | 210 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
| Midlothian | … | 60 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Moray and Nairn | … | 55 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | — |
| Orkney | … | 51 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Peebles | … | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Perth and Kinross | … | 160 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 |
| Renfrew | … | 80 | — | 5 | — | 9 | 9 |
| Ross and Cromarty | … | 124 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 1 |
| Roxburgh | … | 59 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Selkirk | … | 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Stirling | … | 88 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Sutherland | … | 35 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — |
| West Lothian | … | 43 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| Wigtown | … | 46 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Zetland | … | 65 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Burghs. | |||||||
| Aberdeen | … | 38 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
| Dundee | … | 39 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
| Edinburgh | … | 100 | 91 | 1 | — | 13 | 13 |
| Glasgow | … | 215 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 21 |
| Total | … | 2,956 | 162 | 76 | 12 | 176 | 105 |
§ I understand that the question of increasing the number of telephones in schools is under consideration in several areas, and I feel that this matter may properly be left to the discretion of the local education authorities concerned.
1350§ the hon. and learned member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer: