§ Mr. Roderickasked the Secretary of of State for Wales (1) in how many schools in Wales a school counsellor is employed; and how many secondary schools do not employ a counsellor;
(2) how many school counsellors are employed in Wales in a full-time capacity as counsellors, and how many in a part-time capacity.
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§ Mr. Peter Thomas:There are counsellors in 64 of the 311 secondary schools in Wales. Five are employed full-time on counselling duties and the remainder part-time on counselling and part-time on teaching duties.