§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many local authorities keep records of all children born in their area according to colour and religion; and for what purposes such records are kept.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellAll Medical Officers of Health receive information about the place of birth of the parents of children born in their area. This may be of significance in relation to studies of maternity and children's illness, but the use made of such information is a matter for each local authority. Information about the religion of children born in each area may be relevant to the planning of school provision, but I have no comprehensive information about the extent to which local authorities collect it.