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Mrs. Winifred Ewing
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) what steps have been taken by the various education authorities in the Highlands and Grampian Regions to ascertain the wishes of parents in regard to the teaching of Gaelic; what result was obtained; and what action will follow;(2) what new initiatives he intends to take to improve the availability of Gaelic tuition in Scotland as a whole and the Highland region in particular; what evidence he has received of the wish of parents, particularly in the Highland region, to have their children taught the language; what number of teachers are employed to teach Gaelic, and in which areas of Scotland; and what number of
| Teachers | Children | |||||||
| Regional and Island Authorities | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
| Central | … | … | … | … | 1 | — | 23 | — |
| Grampian | … | … | … | … | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Highland | … | … | … | … | 85 | 20 | 2,342 | 840 |
| Lothian | … | … | … | … | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Strathclyde: | ||||||||
| Argyll and Bute | … | … | … | … | 17 | 7 | 473 | 456 |
| Dumbarton | … | … | … | … | 2 | — | 19 | — |
| Glasgow (City) | … | … | … | … | — | 23 | — | 397 |
| Tayside | … | … | … | … | 3 | 1 | 68 | 42 |
| Western Isles | … | … | … | … | 154 | 31 | 3,471 | 1,644 |
| ALL SCOTLAND | … | … | … | … | 264 | 85 | 6,398 | 3,387 |
| Teachers | Children | ||||||
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
| Grampian | … | … | … | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Highland | … | … | … | 7 | — | 93 | — |
| Strathclyde: Argyll and Bute | … | … | … | 2 | — | 32 | — |
| Western Isles | … | … | … | 53 | 1 | 787 | 12 |
| ALL SCOTLAND | … | … | … | 64 | 1 | 914 | 12 |