asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of school children in each of the separate Scottish education authority areas was allocated in the 1959–60 session to a four or five years' course.

This information, in the precise form asked for by the hon. Member, is not readily available. The percentage of all pupils in the first year of secondary schools under education authorities who were in the first year of four or five-year courses at 15th January, 1960, is as follows:—