HC Deb 01 May 1962 vol 658 cc128-9W
Mr. Malcolm MacMillan

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many permanent school canteens have been built in each of the Highlands and Islands counties in the last five years; how many remain to be built in those counties to provide permanent canteen accommodation at all appropriate centres; and how many will be needed in the Outer Hebrides.

Mr. Maclay

The numbers of school kitchens completed in the Highlands and Islands counties in the last five years are shown in the following table:

NUMBER OF SCHOOL KITCHENS COMPLETED IN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLAND COUNTIES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS
1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61
Argyll 2 1 2 6 7
Caithness 1 2
Inverness 4 1 9
Orkney 1 1 2
Ross and Cromarty 3 2 8 2
Sutherland 2
Zetland 2 1 1

Until the education authorities concerned have reached final decisions about how the provision made in unsatisfactory schools should be replaced it is not possible to reply to the second and third parts of the Question. The following tables show the numbers of schools which do not provide dinners.

NUMBER OF SCHOOLS NOT PROVIDING DINNERS
Total With roll over 30 With roll under 12
Argyll 19 1 13
Caithness
Inverness 14 10
Orkney 6 3
Ross and Cromarty 2 1
Sutherland 2 2
Zetland 3 1

SCHOOLS IN OUTER HEBRIDES NOT PROVIDING DINNERS
Total With roll over 30 With roll under 12
8 5