§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of children currently attending nursery school in each regional and island authority; and what is his estimate of the probable numbers in one year's time.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe numbers of children attending nursery schools and classes at September 1978, the most recent date for which information is available, are given in the table below. Estimates of future numbers in each area are not made centrally.
councils is made up of repayment of interest on loans; and what is the value of that proportion.
§ Mr. RifkindIn 1978–79, interest paid on housing revenue account debt is estimated to be £233.4 million. This represented 56.5 per cent. of the total expenditure charged to this account by district and islands councils in Scotland.