§ 43. Mr. R. RICHARDSONasked the President of the Board of Education what is the total number of supplementary teachers; how many apointments of supplementary teachers have been approved each year since 1919–20; how many authorities provide pensions for supplementary teachers; and to what age-groups do supplementary teachers belong, classified as follows: 20 to 30 years, 30 to 40 years, 40 to 50 years, 50 to 60 years, and 60 years and over.
§ Lord E. PERCYThe number of supplementary teachers on the 31st March, 1927, the latest date for which complete returns are available, was 8,734. I am unable to state the number of supplementary teachers appointed by local authorities during each of the years referred to by the hon. Member: but he will find a summary of total number of supplementary teachers employed in public elementary schools over a series of years, including the years in question, in Table 36 on page 31 of the Annual Statistics of Public Education for 1925–26. The particulars asked for in the remaining parts of the question are not available as the service of individual supplementary teachers is not recorded by the Board.
§ Mr. STEPHENAre supplementary teachers still being appointed?
§ Lord E. PERCYYes, Sir.