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Mrs Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many nursery centres will have been built in Scotland by the end of the 1976 financial year; where these will be; and how many full-time places they will provide.
Mr. William Ross
One such centre has been built at Dunfermline, providing 75 full-time places. Others are planned, but the completion dates are not yet known.
Local authority | Voluntary | |||||||
Number of nurseries | Number of places | Number of nurseries | Number of places | |||||
Region | ||||||||
Highland | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | |
Grampian | … | … | … | 6 | 289 | — | — | |
Tayside | … | … | … | 12 | 553 | 2 | 62 | |
Fife | … | … | … | … | — | — | 2 | 44 |
Lothian | … | … | … | 15 | 868 | 1 | 80 | |
Borders | … | … | … | — | — | 6 | 139 | |
Central | … | … | … | 7 | 331 | 1 | 10 | |
Strathclyde | … | … | … | 29 | 1,314 | 26 | 623 | |
Dumfries and Galloway | … | — | — | — | — | |||
Island Area | ||||||||
Orkney | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | |
Shetland | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | |
Western Isles | … | … | — | — | — | — | ||
TOTAL | … | … | … | 69 | 3,355 | 38 | 958 |
Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many more day nurseries will be provided in Scotland by the end of the 1976 financial year; and what is the number of additional places expected.
Mr. William Ross
Two local authority day nurseries, providing 75 places, are under construction. The programme of starts for 1975–76 has not yet been decided.