§ Mr. Watkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many remedial teachers are employed by Gloucestershire County Council in 1976; what were the figures for 1975, 1974 and 1973; and what are the proposed numbers for 1977.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThis information is not collected by my Department. I am, however, informed by the Gloucestershire local education authority that the full-time equivalents of teachers who in be positively identified as under-624W taking remedial work at the commencement of the academic years 1973–74 to 1975–76 were as follows:
1973–74* 69.2 1974–75 94.3 1975–76 113.5 The authority estimates that there will be no change in the numbers employed in 1976–77. It has not yet formulated an estimate for 1977–78.
In addition to the above teachers, the authority informs me that there are other teachers, who cannot be specifically identified as remedial teachers, who undertake remedial work in schools.
*Excluding the area administered by the City of Gloucester prior to 1st April 1974.