§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if there will be sufficient teachers for technical subjects by 1970; to what extent he estimates he will be able to encourage sufficient of them into the profession; how he will do it; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RossOn present estimates it is likely that the number of qualified teachers of technical subjects in 1970 will be substantially below requirements. The whole question of the recruitment and training of such teachers has been under consideration by a working party appointed by the Scottish Council for the Training of Teachers, and I am at present seeking the views of the various interests concerned on the working party's recommendations.