Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 May 1987.
Mr John Mackay
, Argyll and Bute
12:00,
13 May 1987
My hon. Friend is quite right. The pupil-teacher ratios in primary and secondary schools in Scotland are at the best level that they have ever been. Indeed, we are seeing an increasing number of youngsters leaving school with qualifications.