§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report those education authorities which did not take up their allocation of funds
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NURSERY EDUCATION BUILDING PROGRAMME Value of starts in 18 months to 31st March 1977 Expenditure in year to 31st March 1978 (a) (b) (c) (d) Authority Allocations Amount taken up Allocations Amount taken up £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Borders … … … … 114 35 20 18 Central … … … … 536 166 79 18 Dumfries and Galloway … … … … 174 76 55 — Fife … … … … 316 310 95 118 Grampian … … … … 589 468 68 68 Highland … … … … 288 223 94 88 Lothian … … … … 907 738 360 342 Strathclyde … … … … 4,797 1,154 211 78 Tayside … … … … 504 204 138 59 Orkney … … … … 35 26 20 — Shetland … … … … 100 — 60 10 Western Isles … … … … 24 32 19 22 NOTES: 1. Prior to the financial year 1977-78 allocations were in terms of the value of work to be started in the periods to which they related: from 1977-78 they have been in terms of expenditure to be incurred in financial years. Part of the expenditure in the year to 31st March 1978 is therefore in respect of projects started prior to that year. 2. The periods for which allocations were issued immediately prior to the financial year 1977-78 did not coincide with financial years. The figures in columns (a) and (b) are for two such periods together, one falling partly and the other wholly in the financial year 1976-77. 3. The amounts in column (d) are provisional.
§ Mr. Harry EwingDetails of the staff in post on 31st March in each year are set out in the table below:
for nursery education in each of the last two financial years, showing in each case the shortfall between the allocation mace and the level taken up.
§ Mr. McElhoneThe following is the information: