§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland when he expects to make a decision on the complaint raised on behalf of Murray Green under section 70 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 in May 1994. [13766]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe Secretary of State's decision issued on 6 February 1996.
Education authority primary schools1 March 1990 May 1992 May 1994 With school boards With school boards With school boards Number of eligible schools Number Per cent. Number of eligible schools Number Per cent. Number of eligible schools Number Per cent. Scotland 2,373 1,901 80.1 2,339 1,789 76.5 2,329 1,723 74.0 Borders 77 53 68.8 76 52 68.4 72 45 62.5 Central 117 90 76.9 116 90 77.6 116 86 74.1 Dumfries and Galloway 116 80 69.0 116 83 71.6 116 86 74.1 Fife 145 116 80.0 145 95 65.5 145 99 68.3 Grampian 274 190 69.3 274 183 66.8 274 175 63.9 Highland 205 140 68.3 197 143 72.6 199 140 70.4 Lothian 243 190 78.2 240 163 67.9 240 154 64.2 Strathclyde 901 820 91.0 884 773 87.4 883 741 83.9 Tayside 190 129 67.9 188 125 66.5 187 119 63.6 Orkney 23 20 87.0 23 19 82.6 24 17 70.8 Shetland 35 28 80.0 35 29 82.9 29 28 96.6 Western Isles 47 45 95.7 45 34 75.6 44 33 75.0 Strathclyde Divisions Argyll and Bute 77 68 88.3 76 66 86.8 74 65 87.8 Ayr 151 144 95.4 148 133 89.9 150 132 88.0 Dunbarton 117 109 93.2 117 104 88.9 116 99 85.3 Glasgow 232 202 87.1 228 186 81.6 228 161 70.6 Lanark 214 193 90.2 208 183 88.0 208 179 86.1 Renfrew 110 104 94.5 107 101 94.4 107 105 98.1 1 Includes primary departments of secondary schools.