Mr. Edward M. Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children were receiving only part-time education in Scotland at the most recent date for which figures are available; and what number of this total were in Glasgow schools.
§ Mr. Ross:On 2nd February the number of children receiving only part-time education was 5,885 of whom 3,817 were in Glasgow. For over 2,000 of the latter the reason was teachers' absence through illness.