The Earl of Dalkeithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland, in view of the teacher shortage in Scotland, what steps he intends to take to discourage the drift of teachers into politics; and how many have been lost to the profession in this way in the last 20 years.
§ Mr. RossSerious though the teacher shortage is, I should be the last to seek to limit the contribution which teachers make to the work of this House and to political life generally.