§ Mr. Hendersonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide details of the number of pupils for whom education authorities in Scotland provide free school transport.
§ Mr. YoungerThe information taken from the survey of school transport undertaken in December 1983 is as follows:
Primary schools Secondary schools Special schools or classes Total Free transport provided under section 50 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 38,838 107,835 8,333 155,006 Free transport provided in spare seats under section 51(2) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 2,897 1,689 17 4,603 Scotland—Total 41,735 109,524 8,350 159,609 I have arranged for a copy of the return from each authority to be placed in the Library.