HC Deb 24 May 1971 vol 818 c41W
Mrs. Doris Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what esimate she has made of the number of teachers who will be required in hospitals for mentally handicapped children; and if she will make a statement.

Mrs. Thatcher

No separate estimate of the number of teachers required in hospitals has been made. The courses of initial training for teachers of the mentally handicapped which will be available this autumn will produce a significant increase in the numbers of teachers.