§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many credit unions are located in(a) Strathclyde and (b) Scotland as a whole; and what is (i) the average membership and (ii) the total membership.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonWhile the Scottish Office provides financial support through the urban programme for some of the credit unions operating in Scotland, the Secretary of State has no overall responsibility for credit unions. I understand however, from the Association of British Credit Unions Ltd., that in June 1994 there were 79 credit unions in Scotland, of which 65 were in Strathclyde. There was a total estimated
Number of pupils receiving school meals Number of pupils receiving free school meals Education Authority Nursery Primary1 Secondary2 Special Nursery Primary1 Secondary2 Special Borders — 3,432 1,535 57 — 578 130 13 Central 122 11,134 7,857 420 44 4,155 1,312 420 Dumfries and Galloway — 7,540 5,443 17 — 1,539 546 17 Fife 220 16,767 10,198 459 133 5,642 1,951 339 Grampian 275 21,810 9,405 604 57 4,174 1,295 111 Highland — 8,275 5,843 242 — 2,979 1,107 111 Lothian 802 27,791 13,339 1,013 337 10,951 3,200 702 Strathclyde 1,305 102,791 57,141 3,246 686 49,664 19,058 2,573 Tayside 435 15,204 8,885 408 146 4,786 1,392 408 Orkney — 1,279 938 15 — 158 47 15 Shetland — 1,807 1,074 15 — 174 47 15 Western Isles — 1,519 1,119 12 — 352 201 12 Scotland Total 3,159 219,349 122,777 6,508 1,403 84,970 30,286 4,820 1 Includes 21 nursery and 16 special departments where data has been included in primary school figures. 2 Includes 7 special departments where data has been included in secondary school figures.