HC Deb 07 February 1980 vol 978 cc351-2W
Mr. George Robertson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to instal in every Scottish secondary school a microcomputer, on the lines of the French Government's plan for schools in France.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

No. Responsibility for the provision of teaching equipment rests with the education authority or

I. TENURE BY HOUSING SATISFACTION LEVEL OF HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
Percentage of tenure groups
Housing satisfaction level of head of household Owned outright Buying loan/mortgage Public sector Others All tenures
Very satisfied … … … … … 70 55 45 51 51
Fairly satisfied … … … … … 20 35 37 35 34
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied … … 1 2 3 5 3
A little dissatisfied … … … … 3 6 9 5 7
Very dissatisfied … … … … 5 2 6 4 5
Sample size … … … … … 162 164 667 125 1,118
II. TENURE BY SELECTED REASONS FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH ACCOMMODATION
Percentage of heads of household in each tenure group less than very satisfied with their accommodation
Reasons mentioned for dissatisfaction Owned outright Buying loan/mortgage Public sector Others All tenures
Accommodation too large … … … 16 0 2 0 3
Bedrooms too few/too small … … … 2 12 7 10 8
Other rooms too few/accommodation too small … … … … … … 11 40 5 7 11
Kitchen too small/other dissatisfaction with kitchen … … … … … 4 8 8 6 8
Bathroom, lack of/too small/having to share etc … … … … … … 16 8 5 22 8
Flush toilet, lack of/having to share … … 0 5 3 0 3
Dissatisfaction with heating … … … 9 3 15 15 13
Garden, lack of/too small … … … 0 14 5 3 6
Poor construction, repair, decoration etc. … 36 16 33 30 31
Damp, rot, draughts etc. … … … 9 4 23 23 19
Housing cost too expensive … … … 18 8 6 8 8
Prefer different tenure … … … … 2 0 2 8 2
Neighbours … … … … … 18 8 16 10 14
Environment … … … … … 9 19 9 12 11
Number of persons … … … … 44 74 354 60 532

other managers. Some secondary schools already have access to microelectronic equipment, including microcomputers and microprocessors; and further equipment of this kind will become available under the arrangements referred to in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Argyll (Mr. Mackay) on 15 January—[Vol. 976, c. 701.]