§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give figures to show the total number of children attending primary schools in Scotland for each academic year from 1976–77 to 1980–81 and the total number of primary schools in Scotland in each of those years.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe figures for education authority and grant-aided primary schools are given in the following table:
Number of pupils (thousand) Number of primary schools 1976–77 619.1 2,541 1977–78 601.5 2,548 1978–79 575.7 2,554 1979–80 551.7 2,552 1980–81 524.9 2,543