§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has made of the extra number of mobile classrooms which will be required in the Strathclyde Region in session 1975–76 if all schoolchidren in the region are to be accommodated.
§ Mr. William RossThe information available from Strathclyde Regional Council about its school building programme for 1975–76 does not at present enable me to make such an estimate.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many school buildings currently used for teaching purposes in the Strathclyde Region are more than 100 and more than 65 year old, respectively; and what is the estimate of the effect which school expenditure cuts will have on the replacement of these buildings.
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§ Mr. William RossThere is no central record of the age of school building. Priority in school building has to be given to the provision of additional primary and secondary school places, and there is only limited scope at present for the improvement or replacement of existing accommodation.