To ask the Secretary for Scotland what is his estimate of (i) the number and (ii) the percentage of children in primaries (a) one, (b) two and (c) three in each local authority taught in classes of more than 31 pupils in (1) 1997–98, (2) 1998–99, (3) 1999–2000, (4) 2000–01 and (5)2001–02. [76153]
[holding answer 15 March 1999]: The information requested is set out in the table. It is not possible to provide estimates for 1999–2000, 2000–01 or 2001–02. The figures for 1998 are provisional.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
To ask the secretary of State for scotland what is his estimate of (a) the number and (b) the percentage of children in each local authority taught in classes of 31 or more pupils in (i) 1997–98, (ii) 1998–99, (iii) 1999–2000, (iv) 2000–01 and (v) 2001–02. [76143]
[holding answer 15 March 1999]: The information requested is set out in the table. It is not possible to provide estimates for 1999–2000, 2000–01 or 2001–02. The figures for 1998 are provisional.
| September 1997 | September 1998 | |||
| Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | |
| Aberdeen City | 3,767 | 23.8 | 2,983 | 19.1 |
| Aberdeenshire | 2,222 | 10.4 | 2,506 | 11.7 |
| Angus | 1,429 | 15.3 | 1,431 | 15.4 |
| Argyll and Bute | 1,215 | 15.6 | 1,058 | 13.6 |
| Clackmannanshire | 780 | 17.2 | 993 | 22 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 2,381 | 18.5 | 1,509 | 11.8 |
| Dundee City | 3,583 | 29.2 | 3,111 | 25.9 |
| East Ayrshire | 1,926 | 16.9 | 1,780 | 15.9 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 2,873 | 27 | 2,656 | 25 |
| East Lothian | 1,026 | 12.9 | 1,212 | 15.1 |
| East Renfrewshire | 3,444 | 40.1 | 3,407 | 39.1 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 8,713 | 28.5 | 8,513 | 28.1 |
| Eilean Siar | — | — | — | — |
| Falkirk | 3,432 | 27.9 | 3,415 | 27.6 |
| Fife | 4,050 | 13.2 | 3,230 | 10.6 |
| Glasgow City | 9,551 | 19.5 | 9,172 | 19.3 |
| Highland | 1,818 | 9.5 | 1,400 | 7.4 |
| Inverclyde | 1,331 | 17 | 1,389 | 18.2 |
| Midlothian | 1,462 | 19.7 | 1,052 | 14 |
| Moray | 1,363 | 16.9 | 815 | 10.2 |
| North Ayrshire | 2,563 | 20.3 | 2,690 | 21.4 |
| North Lanarkshire | 5,330 | 17.9 | 5,154 | 17.5 |
| Orkney Islands | 32 | 1.7 | 31 | 1.7 |
| Perth and Kinross | 1,856 | 17.2 | 2,177 | 20 |
| Renfrewshire | 4,786 | 30.3 | 4,719 | 30.4 |
| Scottish Borders | 889 | 10 | 937 | 10.5 |
| Shetland Islands | — | — | — | — |
| South Ayrshire | 2,771 | 29.2 | 2,666 | 28.4 |
| South Lanarkshire | 4,329 | 16.1 | 3,796 | 14.1 |
| Stirling | 630 | 9.2 | 890 | 13 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 1,589 | 17.9 | 1,501 | 17 |
| West Lothian | 4,652 | 31.4 | 4,387 | 29.6 |