§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools within each Scottish education authority area currently have school boards; and what were the figures for 1993.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonInformation on the current number of school boards is not available. The most recent information relates to May 1992, based on the 1991–92 round of biennial parental elections. The figures for 1992 are taken from statistical returns made to the Scottish Office Education Department by education authorities:
Education Authority Number of Primary School Boards Number of Secondary School Boards Borders 52 9 Central 90 16 Dumfries and Galloway 81 16 Fife 95 17 Grampian 182 31 Highland 138 25 Lothian 163 47 Strathclyde 770 169 Tayside 120 31 Orkney 15 6 Shetland 21 9 Western Isles 24 13 Strathclyde Divisions Argyll and Bute 63 9 Ayr 133 30 Dumbarton 104 23 Glasgow 186 42 Lanark 183 36 Renfrew 101 29