§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information is available to his Department as to the number of participating schools in the assisted places scheme using entrance exams as a condition of entry.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThis information is not collected centrally as schools are responsible for their own admission arrangements within the terms of the relevant legislation.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will now discontinue the assisted places scheme.
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§ Mr. John MacKayInformation is not held centrally about the attendance record of Chairmen of Health Boards. The current remuneration of Chairmen remains at the levels set from April 1981 given in the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeenshire East on 18 May 1982—Vol. 24, c. 117–118.
§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in the Official Report the amounts paid to chairmen of Scottish health boards for each individual health board in the years 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and the latest figures for 1982.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe remuneration of chairmen of health boards is as follows:
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will place in the Library details of the contracts drawn up for the operation of the assisted places scheme between each participating school and the Scottish Education Department.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherCopies of the determinations made by my right hon. Friend under section 75A(2) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 have been placed in the Library.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will introduce a provision into the assisted places scheme that no pupil attending a fee-paying school may be awarded an assisted place.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make provision to publish the occupations by socio-economic groups of parents whose children were awarded assisted places.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThis information is not available.