HC Deb 09 May 1950 vol 475 cc178-9
12. Mr. Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give for the counties of Fife, Aberdeen, Lanark, Inverness, Ayr and Dumfries, and for the cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, for the last date on which statistics are available, the total number of classes in primary schools and in secondary schools respectively; the number in each case of classes with not more than 30 children on the roll; the number with between 30 and 40, between 40 and 50 and over 50 respectively; and the corresponding figures for March, 1937.

Mr. McNeil

As the answer involves figures best presented in tabular form, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I regret, however, that no corresponding figures are available for March, 1937.

Mr. Hamilton

Can the Minister indicate why no figures are available for 1937, because I understand the corresponding figures for 1937 were available for England and Wales?

Mr. McNeil

The figures are not available for the obvious reason that the records were not kept.

Following are the figures:

Education Authority Number of Classes Number of Classes with
Not more than 20 pupils on roll Between 20 and 40 pupils on roll Between 40 and 50 pupils on roll More than 50 pupils on roll
Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary Primary Secondary
Aberdeen (County). 638 242 150 95 411 139 73 8 4 —
Ayr 1,074 540 89 156 729 361 252 23 4 —
Dumfries 258 136 37 27 143 94 73 15 5 —
Fife 945 458 70 62 687 348 175 48 13 —
Inverness 418 117 183 42 225 66 9 9 1 —
Lanark 1,629 831 62 114 706 617 802 99 59 1
Burghs—
Aberdeen 605 309 64 37 508 253 33 19 — —
Edinburgh 1,169 624 21 118 810 477 321 29 17 —
Glasgow 2,943 1,646 15 176 1,352 1,237 1,525 233 51 —