HC Deb 08 April 1971 vol 815 cc293-4W
Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pupils attend private schools in Scotland at secondary level at the latest available date; what percentage of the total number of secondary pupils in Scotland these represent; and what estimate his Department has made of what the numbers and percentages will be in 1975.

child population will be published shortly in "Education in Scotland in 1970".

Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the shortage of teachers at the latest available date in local authority primary schools in Aberdeen and in Scotland.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

On the improved staffing standards proposed in my Department's circular No. 754, nil in Aberdeen and about 800 in Scotland as a whole.