§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many secondary pupils were receiving part-time education at the most recent date for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. William RossReturns from education authorities show that 20,222 secondary pupils were on part-time education on 6th October 1975. The comparable figure for October 1974 was 39,624. Figures for the nearest comparable dates in earlier years are:
1970 (September) 5,529 1971 (September) 389 1972 (September) 71 1973 (November) 6,473