§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many secondary schools there are in each local education authority in Scotland; and how many are served by officially appointed school nurses.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation on the numbers of education authority secondary schools in Scotland is given in the table. Current guidance to health boards is that there should be a named nurse for each school.
Number of education authority secondary schools Number Borders 9 Central 19 Dumfries and Galloway 16 Fife 19 Grampian 38 Highland 27 Lothian 51 Strathclyde 181 Tayside 32 Orkney 6 Shetland 9 Western Isles 16