§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the pupil-to-teacher ratios were in Scottish(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools for (i) 1998–99 and (ii) the four previous years. [76243]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe available information is set out in the table.
Pupil-teacher ratios in publicly funded primary and secondary schools in Scotland Primary Secondary 1994–95 19.5 12.9 1995–96 19.5 12.9 1996–97 19.6 13.0 1997–98 19.9 13.2 1998–991 19.4 2— 1 Provisional 2 Not yet available As from 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.