§ Mrs Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nursery centres will have been built in Scotland by the end of the 1976 financial year; where these will be; and how many full-time places they will provide.
§ Mr. William RossOne such centre has been built at Dunfermline, providing 75 full-time places. Others are planned, but the completion dates are not yet known.
Local authority Voluntary Number of nurseries Number of places Number of nurseries Number of places Region Highland … … … — — — — Grampian … … … 6 289 — — Tayside … … … 12 553 2 62 Fife … … … … — — 2 44 Lothian … … … 15 868 1 80 Borders … … … — — 6 139 Central … … … 7 331 1 10 Strathclyde … … … 29 1,314 26 623 Dumfries and Galloway … — — — — Island Area Orkney … … … — — — — Shetland … … … — — — — Western Isles … … — — — — TOTAL … … … 69 3,355 38 958
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many more day nurseries will be provided in Scotland by the end of the 1976 financial year; and what is the number of additional places expected.
§ Mr. William RossTwo local authority day nurseries, providing 75 places, are under construction. The programme of starts for 1975–76 has not yet been decided.