§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children are being taught in composite classes in each regional and island authority.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe number of children being taught in composite classes in each regional and island authority at September 1978 were as follows:
Authority Number of pupils Borders 3,405 Central 3,379 Dumfries and Galloway 6,068 Fife 10,388 Grampian 10,706 Highland 7,600 Lothian 9,565 Strathclyde 40,632 Tayside 7,600 Orkney 866 Shetland 1,146 Western Isles 2,421 Figures for the September 1979 census are not yet available.