§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, following his consultations with the Building Standards Advisory Committee over changes in regulations under Part II of the Building (Scotland) Act 1970, the committee agrees to all the changes.
§ Mr. Michael AncramNo. My right hon. and learned Friend greatly values, and always carefully considers, the advice he receives from the Building Standards Advisory Committee. There is, however, no statutory requirement for all changes to the building standards regulations to be agreed by the committee.
Education authority region Number of pupils receiving free school meals1 Column (2) as a percentage of pupils on the register1 Number of pupils receiving free school meals2 Column (4) as a percentage of pupils on the register2 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Borders 1,065 6.9 1,572 8.9 Central 6,975 14.9 5,594 10.5 Dumfries and Galloway 2,950 12.7 3,581 13.4 Fife 8,172 13 8 7,632 101 Grampian 4,800 6.1 6,564 7.5 Highland 4,355 12.4 4,272 10.9 Lothian 13,711 12.7 17,141 13.0 Strathclyde: 84,659 21.8 84,999 17.5 Argyll and Bute 1,510 14.5 1,709 14.5 Ayr 12,540 19.6 11,329 14.7 Dumbarton 8,622 15.5 7,204 11.0 Glasgow 34,059 31.3 37,234 25.4 Lanark 16,759 18 8 17,827 16.2 Renfrew 11,169 18.5 9,696 13.0 Tayside 8,154 13.7 9,234 12.8 Orkney 429 13.1 393 11.2 Shetland 232 5.5 223 5.3 Western Isles 1,125 19.8 1,781 27.8 Scotland 136,627 16 5 142,986 14.2 1 Figures taken from annual school meals census January 1986. 2 Figures taken from annual school meals census January 1979.