HC Deb 24 November 1971 vol 826 c379W
Mr. Carol Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authority day nurseries have been opened in Scotland; and if he will give the areas where no day nurseries have been provided.

Mr. Gordon Campbell

At 31st December, 1970, there were 72 day nurseries in Scotland run by 18 local authorities. Provision for young children is also made in nursery schools and pre-school playgroups. No day nurseries had then been provided by the following local authorities, but in some of these areas day nurseries were provided by voluntary organisations and private individuals:—

Large Burghs
Airdrie. Greenock
Arbroath. Hamilton.
Ayr. Inverness.
Coatbridge. Kirkcaldy.
Dumbarton. Motherwell & Wishaw.
Dumfries.
Dunfermline. Port Glasgow.
East Kilbride.
Counties
Argyll. Orkney.
Ayr. Perth & Kinross.
Banff. Renfrew.
Berwick. Ross & Cromarty.
Bute. Roxburgh
Caithness. Selkirk
Dumfries. Sutherland.
Inverness. West Lothian.
Kircudbright. Wigtown.
Lanark. Zetland.
Moray & Nairn.