§ Sir F. Macleanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what restrictions he intends to place on future industrial development in the Hunterston area.
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§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAt January, 1970, the latest date for which figures are available, the numbers of such primary pupils in Aberdeen and in Scotland were 18,599 and 622,490, respectively. School population forecasts are made on a national basis and the estimates for 1971 to 1975 are:
1971 … … … 622,500 1972 … … … 623,100 1973 … … … 620,400 1974 … … … 616,900 1975 … … … 607,300
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new local authority secondary schools, and how many substantial extensions and additions to such schools, his Department expects to be begun, and how many completed, in the years 1971 to 1975, broken down by years; what is the total cost of these; how much of this total cost will be borne by the central Government; and what are the comparative figures for the years 1965 to 1970.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellInformation for the years 1965 to 1970 is given in the table below. As regards 1971, I estimate that 12 new secondary schools at a total cost of £7.9 million will be started and 20 at a total cost of £17.7 million completed; and I shall write to my hon. Friend shortly about alterations and extensions in that year. I cannot yet forecast the starts and completions of secondary school projects in future years. The cost of school building is borne by education authorities but the relative loan charges form part of the reckonable expenditure for rate support grant.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI have indicated that I will require any planning application for industrial development there to be referred to me, and that I will be prepared to approve it only if the proposed development is of special 297W value to Scotland and has a clear need for the unique facilities of the Hunterston site.