§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what(a) number and (b) percentage of children in primary (i) one, (ii) two and (iii) three were in classes of 31 or more in September 1998 (1) in total and (2) by local authority. [66889]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe information requested will not be available until mid February. I will write to the hon.
March 1997 September 1997 March 1998 September 1998 Central 686 683 703 710 Dumfries and Galloway 412 424 439 445 Fife 831 845 855 850 Grampian 1,173 1,189 1,193 1,214 Lothian and Borders 2,691 2,689 2,691 2,641 Northern 649 651 657 659 Strathclyde 7,231 7,326 7,299 7,233 Tayside 1,116 1,126 1,143 1,154 Total 14,789 14,933 14,980 14,906