Mr. Edward Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish, in relation to schools under education authority management, the latest number of qualified teachers and of pupils in all secondary schools, in non-denominational secondary schools and in Roman Catholic secondary schools, and the pupil/teacher ratios; and if he will give the previous comparable figures.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe information is given below. Tables showing the figures for each education authority area are being placed in the library.
million in 1972–73 and £4.8 million in 1973–74—including £3.2 million for projects under the additional works programme to be spent mainly in the first of these years; these figures compare with allocations of £2.5 million for 1970–71 and £30 million for 1971–72. Local authorities are being notified of their projects in the programme and have been asked to put forward further proposals for inclusion in the programme 375W for 1974–75. The following table shows the numbers of projects of different types
Normal Building Programme Additional Works Programme Type of Project Number of projects Estimated number of places to be provided Number of projects Estimated number of places to be provided Old people's homes … … 53 1,598 11 404 Children's Homes … … 19 327 7 90 Occupational centres for mentally handicapped … … 9 910 7 170 Day centres for mentally handicapped children … … 5 115 3 90 Hostels for mentally handicapped … … 7 85 5 67 Other projects … … 16 — 30 —