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Mr. John Smith
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many localauthority-sponsored nursery schools there are in Scotland; and what are the figures on a county basis.
Mr. Gordon Campbell
The table set out below gives information about the numbers of nursery schools and nursery classes attached to primary schools and departments and the numbers of children attending. The figures are those for January, 1971, and are the latest available.
| Education Authority | Nursery Schools | Children attending | Nursery Classes | Children attending |
| Cities | ||||
| Aberdeen | 4 | 329 | 15 | 623 |
| Dundee | 8 | 521 | 5 | 165 |
| Edinburgh | 16 | 1,365 | 25 | 1,560 |
| Glasgow | 55 | 4,041 | 2 | 92 |
| Counties | ||||
| Aberdeen | 1 | 53 | — | — |
| Ayr | 6 | 528 | 2 | 86 |
| Banff | — | — | 1 | 22 |
| Clackmannan | — | — | 1 | 50 |
| Dumfries | 2 | 82 | — | — |
| Dumbarton | 1 | 83 | — | — |
| Fife | 6 | 466 | 23 | 1,082 |
| Lanark | 2 | 119 | 1 | 20 |
| Moray and Nairn | 1 | 80 | — | — |
| Perth and Kinross | 1 | 58 | 1 | 28 |
| Renfrew | 3 | 241 | 7 | 198 |
| Stirling | 1 | 36 | 4 | 106 |
| West Lothian | 2 | 113 | 5 | 234 |
| 109 | 8,115 | 92 | 4,266 | |