§ Mr. Malcolm MacMillanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many permanent school canteens have been built in each of the Highlands and Islands counties in the last five years; how many remain to be built in those counties to provide permanent canteen accommodation at all appropriate centres; and how many will be needed in the Outer Hebrides.
§ Mr. MaclayThe numbers of school kitchens completed in the Highlands and Islands counties in the last five years are shown in the following table:
NUMBER OF SCHOOL KITCHENS COMPLETED IN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLAND COUNTIES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS — 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 Argyll 2 1 2 6 7 Caithness — 1 2 — — Inverness — 4 1 9 — Orkney 1 — 1 2 — Ross and Cromarty — 3 2 8 2 Sutherland — — 2 — — Zetland 2 — — 1 1 Until the education authorities concerned have reached final decisions 129W about how the provision made in unsatisfactory schools should be replaced it is not possible to reply to the second and third parts of the Question. The following tables show the numbers of schools which do not provide dinners.
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NOT PROVIDING DINNERS — Total With roll over 30 With roll under 12 Argyll 19 1 13 Caithness — — — Inverness 14 — 10 Orkney 6 — 3 Ross and Cromarty 2 — 1 Sutherland 2 — 2 Zetland 3 — 1
SCHOOLS IN OUTER HEBRIDES NOT PROVIDING DINNERS Total With roll over 30 With roll under 12 8 — 5