§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers over 65 years of age are still employed in the profession; and what percentage this is of the total.
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§ Mr. MaclayEight hundred and fifty-three, or 23 per cent., of the certificated teacher employed in Scottish public and grant-aided schools in October, 1960, were over 65.
§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will provide a table showing separately, for each of the last five years at any convenient date, the numbers of graduate and non-graduate teachers, indicating separate figures for men and women, who have left the profession and the industries or employment in which they are now engaged.
§ Mr. MaclayI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Hannanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether, in order to attract more graduates to the teaching profession, he will now accept the Advisory Council's recommendation that graduates and others training for the special certificate receive training awards comparable with those given by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
§ Mr. MaclayNo, but as I announced on 19th December, 1960, the rate of maintenance allowance for students at colleges of education will be improved, and a radically revised scale of parental contributions will be introduced, next October.