§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which local authorities in Scotland provide free transport
School year 1989–90 School year 1991–92 School year 1993–94 Education authority Estimated parent complement on boards at March 1990 Vacant parent places filled after a contested election1 Average turnout in contested parental elections Estimated parent complement on boards at May 1992 Vacant parent places filled after a contested election1 Estimated parent complement on boards at May 1994 Vacant parent places filled after a contested election1 Scotland 9,824 5,411 51.4 9,317 1,356 8,924 1,367 Borders 250 148 54.3 255 20 224 22 Central 460 242 41.0 451 95 447 65 Dumfries and Galloway 389 189 56.9 401 71 411 54 Fife 591 322 41.9 487 72 501 110 Grampian 960 562 42.6 915 123 896 194 Highland 669 318 36.8 672 125 651 97 Lothian 1,025 696 41.2 929 155 868 177 Strathclyde 4,421 2,312 60.5 4,205 539 3,974 476 Tayside 658 403 42.9 646 110 616 109 Orkney 89 82 62.5 85 16 77 11 Shetland 117 77 65.5 121 14 117 30 Western Isles 195 60 76.6 150 16 142 22 1 Only half of parent places on existing school boards fell due for re-election in each of the 1991–92 and 1993–94 rounds of biennial elections. By definition, all parent places were vacant in the initial round of school board elections in 1989–90. Information on the average turnout in contested parental elections is not available for 1991–92 and 1993–94. 1. Information on the 1995–96 round of election is not yet available.