§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many new primary schools were started, and how many completed, in each of the last eight years; and if he will now estimate how many will be started, and how many 329W completed, in 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1974, respectively.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe answer to the first part of the question is given in the table below. I estimate that 45 new primary schools will be started in 1971 and 29 completed. I cannot yet forecast the numbers of starts and completions in later years.
SCHOOL BUILDING, SCOTLAND NEW PRIMARY SCHOOLS Year Number Started Number Completed 1963 … … 53 35 1964 … … 36 41 1965 … … 44 51 1966 … … 45 43 1967 … … 56 52 1968 … … 51 52 1969 … … 36 61 1970 … … 29 42