§ Mr. John Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many localauthority-sponsored nursery schools there are in Scotland; and what are the figures on a county basis.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe table set out below gives information about the numbers of nursery schools and nursery classes attached to primary schools and departments and the numbers of children attending. The figures are those for January, 1971, and are the latest available.
Education Authority Nursery Schools Children attending Nursery Classes Children attending Cities Aberdeen 4 329 15 623 Dundee 8 521 5 165 Edinburgh 16 1,365 25 1,560 Glasgow 55 4,041 2 92 Counties Aberdeen 1 53 — — Ayr 6 528 2 86 Banff — — 1 22 Clackmannan — — 1 50 Dumfries 2 82 — — Dumbarton 1 83 — — Fife 6 466 23 1,082 Lanark 2 119 1 20 Moray and Nairn 1 80 — — Perth and Kinross 1 58 1 28 Renfrew 3 241 7 198 Stirling 1 36 4 106 West Lothian 2 113 5 234 109 8,115 92 4,266