§ Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of three and four-year-old children, expressed numerically and as a percentage of the age group(a) in nursery classes, (b) in primary classes and (c) attending pre-school playgroups in each of the local education authority areas in 1977, 1982 and 1987.
Number Rate Nursery 1977 1982 1987 1977 1982 1987 Borders 240 390 390 9.8 17.5 16.6 Central 1,220 1,960 2,490 16.4 29.3 37.8 Dumfries and Galloway 230 270 430 6.2 8.1 12.7 Fife 2,980 3,440 4,190 32.0 40.8 48.5 Grampian 2,290 2,240 2,680 18.2 18.3 21.2 Highland 180 570 620 3.3 10.7 11.6 Lothian 6,190 7,050 7,970 30.9 43.3 47.8 Strathclyde 14,030 16,070 17,550 20.2 27.8 29.6 Tayside 1,720 2,100 2,340 16.3 23.5 25.1 Orkney 0 90 80 0.0 16.5 18.3 Shetland 0 90 110 0.0 12.1 17.7 Western Isles 140 170 0 16.8 19.7 0.0 Scotland total 29,220 34,410 38,850 20.5 27.9 30.8
Number Rate Primary 1987 1982 1987 1977 1982 1987 Borders 230 160 210 9.2 7.3 9.0 Central 680 550 530 9.2 8.1 8.0 Dumfries and Galloway 310 240 290 8.4 7.0 8.7 Fife 10 610 760 0.1 7.2 8.8 Grampian 960 890 930 7.6 7.3 7.3 Highland 410 440 430 7.7 8.2 8.1 Lothian 1,520 1,200 1,150 7.6 7.4 6.9 Strathclyde 5,730 4,530 4,760 8.3 7.8 8.0 Tayside 270 560 590 2.6 6.2 6.3 Orkney 0 30 30 0.0 5.3 6.4 Shetland 70 70 40 10.3 9.4 6.8 Western Isles 70 80 70 9.0 9.3 9.3 Scotland total 10,260 9,330 9,790 7.2 7.6 7.8
Number Rate Playgroups 1977 1982 1987 1977 1982 1987 Borders 1,350 990 1,590 54.3 44.6 67.8 Central 2,310 2,120 2,150 31.2 31.6 32.6 Dumfries and Galloway 1,530 1,360 1,780 41.2 40.7 52.9 Fife 3,510 2,290 2,320 37.7 27.1 26.8 Grampian 4,850 5,160 4,910 38.5 42.3 38.9 Highland 2,250 2,770 2,960 41.8 52.1 55.8 Lothian 7,100 5,110 5,220 35.5 31.4 31.4 Strathclyde 23,270 17,090 16,820 33.5 29.6 28.3 Tayside 2,810 2,760 2,920 26.6 30.9 31.3 Orkney 340 410 580 75.5 79.0 128.4 Shetland 500 570 530 76.3 80.7 84.7 Western Isles 240 310 1,640 29.9 36.1 221.7 Scotland total 50,050 40,920 43,430 35.1 33.2 34.5