Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children are attending nursery schools; and what were the comparable figures in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAt January 1972, 9,480 children were receiving nursery education in education authority and 231W grant aided schools. The comparable figures for the past five years were as follows:
1967 5,527 1968 5,808 1969 6,590 1970 7,056 1971 8,159