§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) when the Scottish Education Department ceased to compile separate figures of nursery school places in Glasgow and Lanarkshire;
(2) how many nursery school places were available in each of the old education authorities now making up Strathclyde Region on the date on which the Scottish Education Department ceased gathering such information.
§ Mr. McElhoneJanuary 1975 was the last date with effect from which separate figures were compiled of places in nursery schools and classes provided by the former education authorities including Glasgow and Lanarkshire. At that date the number of places available in the former education authority areas now approximating to Strathclyde Region were as follows:
Former Education Authority Places Argyll Nil Bute Nil Ayr 935 Dunbarton 495 Glasgow 3,810 Lanark 545 Renfrew 650 Total 6,435