§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has regarding the percentage of(a) three-year-old children and (b) four-year-old children who attend nursery school in each local education authority area in Scotland.
§ Mr. LangThe information is set out in the table. The percentage figures are based on the mid–1992 estimates of the three- and four-year-old population.
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Percentage of three-year-olds and four-year-olds attending education authority nursery schools/departments at September 1992. Education Authority Per cent. of three-year-olds Per cent. of four-year-olds Scotland 19.3 50.9 Borders 4.2 34.0 Central 20.6 61.9 Dumfries and Galloway 8.6 56.3 Fife 19.1 79.2 Grampian 12.0 57.1 Highland 5.0 28.3 Lothian 27.8 66.8 Strathclyde 20.2 42.1 Tayside 22.8 51.2 Orkney 18.2 50.7 Shetland 30.4 47.1 Western Isles 0.0 0.0
Education Authority Per cent. of three-year-olds Per cent. of four-year-olds Strathclyde Divisions: Argyll and Bute 0.0 0.0 Ayr 14.4 39.1 Dunbarton 13.7 61.1 Glasgow 38.3 33.5 Lanark 10.2 28.6 Renfrew 15.4 42.6