HC Deb 05 November 1979 vol 973 c61W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of child minders officially registered with the social work department of each regional authority in Scotland.

Mr. Fairgrieve

Numbers registered at 31 March 1979 are as follows:

Local authority
Border 29
Central 75
Dumfries and Galloway 5
Fife 139
Grampian 124
Highland 33
Lothian 532
Strathclyde 319
Tayside 79
Orkney 1
Shetland 2
Western Isles 3