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Mr. McNally
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) 3-year-olds and (b) 4-year-olds in Scotland were involved in no form of education or other pre-school educational experience in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Mr. Alexander Fletcher
The number of 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds not in education is shown in the following table:
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | |
| 3-year-olds not in education | 51,400 | 48,500 | 49,000 |
| 4-year-olds not in education | 34,700 | 30,900 | 27,800 |