§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) primary and (b) secondary teachers currently are unemployed in each region and island authority area.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following table gives the numbers of unemployed people registered for employment as primary and secondary school teachers in each region and island authority area in Scotland on 12 March 1981, the latest date for which information is available.
Numbers registered for employment as teachers Region/island authority area Primary Secondary Borders 7 3 Central 53 23 Dumfries and Galloway 31 6 Fife 58 20 Grampian 76 55 Highland 19 16 Lothian 140 107 Strathclyde 514 247 Tayside 77 47 Orkney — — Shetland 2 1 Western Isles 2 14