§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many secondary schools there were in Scotland in 1979–80 and at the latest recorded year;
(2) how many primary schools there were in Scotland in 1979–80 and at the latest recorded year.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThere were 2,530 and 2,372 education authority primary schools and departments at September 1979 and 1990 respectively.
The corresponding numbers of education authority secondary schools and departments were 445 in 1979 and 423 in 1990.