§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many places in nursery schools and classes were provided by education authorities in 1990–91 and 1991–92 in Scotland; how many of these places were(a) full-time and (b) part-time; and what was the total number of full-time equivalent places provided.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 4 February 1992]: Information on the number of full-time, part-time and full-time equivalent pupils attending education authority nursery schools and departments in Scotland at September 1990 and 1991 is as follows:
Full-time pupils Part-time pupils Total Number Pupils Full-time equivalent 1990 2,927 41,054 43,981 22,907.6 11991 3,024 42,322 45,346 23,551.4 1Provisional. Some nursery pupil rolls reach higher levels after September. In session 1990–91 peak rolls were 7.4 per cent. above the total number of pupils attending at September 1990; for session 1991–92 peak rolls are anticipated to be 9.4 per cent. above the September 1991 level.