§ Mr. Leonardasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local education authorities in Scotland have bylaws permitting the employment of school children on school holidays in harvesting or other agricultural operations for under four hours and for over four hours per day, respectively; and which authorities permit such employment for six, seven, or eight hours per day?
§ Mr. ColvilleThe information is as follows:
Number of education authorities in Scotland having bylaws permitting the employment of school children on school holidays in harvesting or other agricultural operations for:
Under four hours per day 3 Four hours or more per day 30 Education authorities having bylaws permitting such employment for:
Six hours per day—Ayr (Winter), Dumfries, Dunbarton, Moray and Nairn, Orkney, Selkirk (Girls), Aberdeen (Burgh) (Boys only), Dundee (Burgh) (Summer holidays and Saturdays only).
Seven hours per day—Ayr (Summer), Berwick, Bute, Peebles, Selkirk (Boys), Wigtown (Girls).
238WEight or more hours per day—Angus (nine hours), Argyll,* East Lothian,† Fife, † Inverness,† Kincardine (nine hours), Kirkcudbright,‡ Lanark, Perth and Kinross,* Ross and Cromarty,* Roxburgh,* Stirling,* Sutherland,* West Lothian,§ Wigtown (Boys).
* Inclusive of meal hour.
† Maximum number of hours per week, 44.
‡ Maximum number of hours per week, 32.
§ Maximum number of hours per week, 20.
§ Mr. Leonardasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local education authorities in Scotland have, by byelaw, prohibited all employment of school children on school days under the age of 13; and how many have extended this prohibition to school holidays?
§ Mr. ColvilleThe answer to both parts of the Question is four.