§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give figures to show the total numbers of children attending school in the county of Ross and Cromarty as a 79W whole and in the Island of Lewis, in each of the years 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, and 1960.
§ Mr. MaclayThe information is given in the following table:
*Number of pupils attending school Year In the County of Ross and Cromarty In the Island of Lewis 1920 … 12,215 5,634 1925 … 10,640 4,386 1930 … 10,495 4,542 1935 … 10,560 4,550 1940 … †9,014 †Not available 1945 … 8,503 3,676 1950 … 9,417 3,935 1955 … 10,286 4,069 1960 … 10,286 3,945 * The figures given are the average for each year except for 1960 where the actual numbers on the day of the census, 15th January, are shown. † The corresponding figures for 1939 were 9,406 and 3,923.