HC Deb 25 April 1983 vol 41 cc235-6W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has as to the numbers of teachers in secondary schools of French, German, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese, respectively.

Dr. Boyson

The latest information for England and Wales is from a sample survey in 1977 of maintained secondary schools. It is estimated that the numbers of full-time teachers who spent some of their time teaching the following subjects were:

The definition of local authority capital expenditure was modified following the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980. It is not possible to take the definitions and classifications used in Cmnd. 8789 back before 1976–77.

Numbers
French 19,100
German 5,500
Russian 300
Spanish 1,700

Separate information was not collected about teachers of Portuguese. Because the figures are derived from a sample survey they are subject to margins of error.