HC Deb 19 March 1970 vol 798 cc196-7W
Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new primary and secondary schools, respectively, have been completed in each of the last five years; and what were the comparable figures for the previous five years.

Mr. Ross

91 more primary schools and 4 more secondary schools were completed in the last 5 years than in the previous 5 years. The figures for each year are shown in the following table.

SCHOOL BUILDING, SCOTLAND
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
Number of places 76,258 73,091
1965 51 20
1966 43 20
1967 52 13
1968 52 8
1969 61 18
Total 259 79
Number of places 113,909 98,047