§ Mr. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many pay beds there are in each of the following hospitals: (a) War Memorial, Arran, (b) Stracathro, Brechin, (c) Dr. Gray's, Elgin, (d) Town and Country, Nairn, and (e) West Highland, Oban; and what was the bed occupancy of these beds in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Harry EwingSince 1st January 1978 there have been no pay beds in any of these hospitals. Bed occupancy in the last five years, expressed in patient days, was as follows:
1,700 primary teachers and some 1,200 secondary teachers more than the numbers strictly required to meet the standards provided for in the Government's expenditure plans hitherto. The actual numbers of teachers employed will depend on the school staffing policies adopted by education authorities within the resources available to them. The arrangements for intake to teacher training courses in 1978–79 and later years are at present under consideration.