Written question asked by Norman A Godman (Labour) on Thursday, 5 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 March 1998. It was answered by Brian Wilson (Labour) on Thursday, 12 March 1998 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

Scottish Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what is the proportion of schools in (a) the Strathclyde area and (b) Scotland as a whole, which do not have school boards. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Godman: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the proportion of schools in (a) the Strathclyde area and (b) Scotland as a whole, which do not have school boards; and if he will make a statement. [33691] Mr. Wilson: The information held centrally is given in the table. It is taken from statistical returns by education authorities to The Scottish Office on the results of the biennial elections in 1995-96. Education authority primary, secondary and special schools: May 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of eligible Number Percentage{2} schools{1} Scotland 2,828 671 23.7 Ex Strathclyde 1,124 189 16.8 Argyll and Bute 98 3 3.1 East Ayrshire 66 3 4.5 East Dunbartonshire 47 0 -- East Renfrewshire 32 0 -- City of Glasgow 280 98 35.0 Inverclyde 42 4 9.5 North Ayrshire 67 6 9.0 North Lanarkshire 170 34 20.0 Renfrewshire 69 2 2.9 South Ayrshire 54 6 11.1 South Lanarkshire 153 24 15.7 West Dunbartonshire 46 9 19.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Twenty-five schools in Scotland, including nine in the former Strathclyde area were not required to form a School Board because of their small roll. {2} Percentage of eligible schools.

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