§ Mrs. Winfred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many graduates of teacher training colleges there were in the last five years; and how many entered the teaching profession.
§ Mr. William RossNumbers of students qualifying as teachers from the colleges of education were as follows:
1970 … … 4,902 1971 … … 5,137 1972 … … 5,911 1973 … … 5,944 1974 (provisional) … … 5,676 The growth in the teaching force suggests that most of those who qualified entered teaching.
§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to bring minimum conditions of service for teachers in further education in Scotland into line with those in England.
§ Mr. William RossThis is a matter for the Scottish Teachers Service Conditions Committee which will have its own views about following English standards.