Mr. Russell Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will publish a table in the OFFICIAL REPORT showing the estimated shortage of secondary teachers in Scotland after the raising of the school leaving age, broken down by authorities and by subjects.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellNo. It is not possible for me to predict now the staffing situation in individual education authority areas as this is subject to factors within the control of the authorities themselves. Nor can I yet make forecasts of shortage in particular subjects.