§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what has been the percentage of three and four-year-olds in Tayside region receiving nursery education in the latest two years; and what are the corresponding figures for Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe latest available information is set out in the following table:
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Numbers* and percentages of three and four year old pupils in education authority nursery schools in Tayside and Scotland for 1982 and 1983 Authority Three year-olds Four year-olds Three and four year-olds 1982 1983 1982 1983 1982 1983 No. Per cent. No. Per cent. No. Percent. No. Percent. No. Per cent. No. Percent. Tayside 849 18 756 16 1,248 29 1,356 30 2,097 23 2,112 23 Scotland 11,929 19 11,501 17 22,482 38 24,855 39 34,411 28 36,356 28 * Includes both full-time and pan-time pupils.