HC Deb 11 June 1976 vol 912 cc794-5W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in order to assist Ministers in the allocation of resources to various sectors of education, he will instruct the Scottish Education Department to maintain figures of the child population in each region and, because of its diverse character, in each of the divisions of Strathclyde.

Mr. McElhone

The General Register Office, Scotland, prepares mid-year population estimates broken down by age and by district or islands council area. The estimates for 1975 are now available.

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether returns of educational information and statistics from the Strathclyde Region are shown on a divisional basis.

Mr. McElhone

The statistics collected for September 1975 for school and further education establishments in Strathclyde are coded by administrative division.