§ Mr. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools have closed in (i) Glasgow and (ii) Scotland since 1979.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe table following gives the numbers of schools operating in the public sector at the dates shown. This information is collected through the annual school census, which does not separately identify school closures or new openings.
Primary Secondary 1979 Scotland 2,530 445 Glasgow 254 58 1984 Scotland 2,443 440 Glasgow 239 56 Difference Scotland -87 -5 Glasgow -15 -2 The Scottish Education Department is making arrangements to collect and publish details of school closures and new openings separately in future.