§ Mr. McCuskerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many teachers in Northern Ireland have been declared compulsorily redundant during the past year.
§ Mr. John PattenThis is a matter for the education and library boards and the managers of maintained and voluntary schools.
I understand that in 1979–80, the latest year for which information is available, the Department of Manpower Services, Northern Ireland, approved claims for redundancy payments for 86 teachers, though whether these were voluntary or compulsory is not known.
§ Mr. McCuskerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to his reply of 15 June to the hon. Member for Armagh, what details of teachers' sick leave in May 1980 and May 1981 are available without incurring disproportionate cost; and how disproportionate cost would be incurred in providing full details.
§ Mr. John PattenDetails of sick leave are kept on teachers' personal records. The information requested could be compiled only by searching through these records, of which there are over 20,000.