§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what financial assistance he has given to encourage education authorities to participate in the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellPowers to provide practical road safety training are vested in all local authorities, and not in education authorities as such. Local authority expenditure for this purpose is take into account in the calculation of rate support grant.
§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many schoolchildren in the Hamilton constituency have been taught to ride their bicycles under the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme during the past three years.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe information is as follows:
1968 1969 1970 Number of children trained and presented for test 357 319 169 Number of children successful in test 296 282 138