§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the hazards being experienced by children travelling out with Shawhead, Coatbridge, to other schools, and the potential increase in the school population in this area, he will now authorise an early starting date for the new Shawhead Protestant Primary School; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NobleIt is primarily for the education authority to decide whether, in the light of other needs, priority should be given to the erection of a new primary school for Protestant pupils in Shawhead. I understand that the authority is satisfied that sufficient places for such pupils are available in the vicinity; and that traffic hazards are guarded against by the employment of school crossing patrols.