HC Deb 07 February 1989 vol 146 cc647-8W
Mr. Pendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many arrests took place at Celticv Rangers and Rangers v Celtic football matches in 1988.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The numbers of three arid four-year-old children in education authority nursery schools or departments and education authority primary schools or departments in 1977, 1982 and 1987 are shown in the table. The numbers of children attending education authority and registered pre-school playgroups in 1977 and the numbers of places available in 1982 and 1987 are also shown. These numbers have been expressed as rates per hundred of the three and four year old child population. Information about the ages of children attending pre-school playgroups in 1977 and the numbers attending in 1982 and 1987 are not available.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

A total of 269 arrests were made at these matches.

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