§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information his Department has on the number of children on waiting lists for nursery education in Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartNone.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the percentage of children aged three and four years receiving nursery education in each region and island authority in Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe following table shows the percentage of three-year-olds and four-year-olds, and of these two age groups combined, who were attending education authority nursery schools at September 1982.
Authority Percentage of three-year-olds Percentage of four-year-olds Percentage of three and four-year-olds Borders 7 29 18 Central 19 40 29 Dumfries and Galloway 3 14 8 Fife 16 68 41 Grampian 11 27 19 Highland 5 18 11 Lothian 35 53 43 Orkney 12 20 17 Shetland 9 15 12 Strathclyde 19 37 28 Tayside 19 29 24 Western Isles 13 46 20 Scotland 19 38 28
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many three and four-year-olds are receiving nursery education in each of the four Scottish cities; what these figures are expressed as a percentage of each age group; and how they compare with the Scottish average.
§ Mr. Allan StewartAt September 1982 there were 3,280 three-year-olds and 4,659 four-year-olds attending education authority nursery schools in Glasgow. Figures for the other Scottish cities are not readily available.
The following table shows, for Glasgow and Scotland, the percentages of three-year-olds and four-year-olds attending, and the percentages for the two age groups combined:
Glasgow Scotland Percentage of three-year-olds 39 19 Percentage of four-year-olds 60 38 Percentage of three and four-year-olds 49 28
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many placing requests were made by parents 475W relating to nursery schools in the latest available year; how many were successful; and if he will provide a breakdown per education authority.
§ Mr. Allan StewartInformation gathered by my Department on school placing requests is related solely to primary and secondary education.