HC Deb 19 December 1963 vol 686 cc268-9W
Mr. Dempsey

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what regulations he approved concerning the wearing of uniform by school attendance officers either during the school day or in the evening when attending local management committee meetings; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Noble

None. This is entirely a matter for education authorities. Mr. Dempsey asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many attendance officers were employed in Lanarkshire in 1948 and 1963 respectively; what was the total number of schools at these respective dates; and what was the respective school populations during the same periods.

Mr. Noble

The information is set out in the following table.

LANARKSHIRE EDUCATION AUTHORITY
1948 1963
(a) Number of school attendance officers {40 full-time

4 part-time

{29 full-time

2 part-time

(b) Number of schools 231 285
(c) Number of pupils 88,839 103,992