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Mr. Monro
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many applications he has received, region by region, to close rural schools since May 1975; and how many he has granted.
Mr. McElhone
The information is as follows:
| Region | Number of Applications | Numbers granted |
| Borders | 1 | 1 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 10 | 10 |
| Fife | 2 | 2 |
| Grampian | 4 | 4 |
| Highland | 5 | 5 |
| Strathclyde | 1 | 1 |
| Tayside | 3 | 3 |
| 26 | 25 |