§ Mr. Alexander Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has now completed his consideration of linking the lists of full-time permanent teachers entering and leaving employment with data derived from the annual School Census, to provide information of changes in the teaching force during the course of each session; and if he will publish the result.
§ Mr. McElhoneA method of linking the monthly lists of full-time permanent teachers entering and leaving employment with data derived from the annual 669W September school census has now been established. I shall write to the hon. Member when information about changes in the teaching force during the course of the current session is available.