§ Mr. McNallyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the estimated number of (a) primary school pupils and (b) secondary school pupils attending schools in Scotland in (i) 1981–82, (ii) 1982–83 and (iii) his best estimate of the numbers in each category in each year from 1983–84 to 1988–89.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is contained in the following table and relates to the public sector. All the figures after 1981–82 are estimated.
Primary school Secondary school September 1981–82 492,600 404,600 1982–83 472,600 393,900 1983–84 452,800 387,600 1984–85 441,600 375,900 1985–86 438,600 360,600 1986–87 441,200 344,300 1987–88 448,000 327,800 1988–89 459,800 311,700