§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will 155W now give the amended figures showing the number of new primary and secondary schools completed in each of the last five years, the total number of places provided, and the comparable figures for the preceding five years.
§ Mr. Ross:Following is the information:
SCHOOL BUILDING, SCOTLAND A.Number of New Schools Completed Year Primary Secondary 1960 … … … 38 15 1961 … … … 26 10 1962 … … … 28 18 1963 … … … 35 18 1964 … … … 41 14 Total … … … 168 75 1965 … … … 51 20 1966 … … … 43 20 1967 … … … 52 13 1968 … … … 52 8 1969 … … … 61 18 Total … … … 259 79
B.Number of Places Provided 1960–64 Primary Secondary New Schools 76,258 73,091 Alterations and Extensions 24,196 44,948 Total 100,454 118,039 1965–69 New Schools 113,909 98,047 Alterations and Extensions 27,521 44,654 Total 141,430 142,701