§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the pupil/teacher ratio for schools in the Western Isles and the national average figure for Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe ratios of pupils to registered teachers, including the full-time equivalent of part-time and visiting teachers, in education authority schools at January, 1971 were:
Primary Schools Secondary Schools Western Isles 19.9: 1 13.3: 1 Scotland 27.9: 1 16.1: 1