47. Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children in Scottish schools were receiving part-time education at the latest date for which figures are available; what percentage of this total related to Glasgow school children; and what were the comparable totals and percentages in the same month of 1967, 1966, 1965 and 1964, respectively.
§ Mr. MillanOn 22nd March, the number was 6,407 of whom 64 per cent. (4,118) were in Glasgow.
Comparable figures for the same month in recent years are:
Scotland Glasgow Glasgow as percentage of the whole Per cent. 1967 5,069 3,487 69 1965 4,862 4,760 98 1964 2,616 2,453 94 The figure for Scotland as a whole is not readily available for March, 1966, when 2,611 school children in Glasgow were receiving part-time education.