§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 2 December 1996,Official Report, column 562, when he expects the information requested on number of school boards to be available and if he will arrange for it to be sent to the hon. Member for Cunninghame, South. [12133]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonProvisional results of the most recent round of school board biennial elections, conducted in 1995–96, were published on Tuesday 21 January by the Government statistical service. I have arranged for the relevant information to be sent to the hon. Member.
More detailed information on the outcome of the elections, including a breakdown of boards by education authority area, will be published once the results are confirmed. This information will be sent to the hon. Member on publication.