§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of teachers in (i) mathematics, (ii) history, (iii) English, (iv) sciences and (v) physical education in(a) Scotland, (b) Glasgow and (c) Strathclyde, for each year since 1974.
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§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 14 July 1988]: The full-time equivalent numbers of teachers in education authority secondary schools are given in the table. Information for 1974 to 1978 is not readily available.
Teacher full-lime equivalent 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 Mathematics Glasgow 518 503 500 485 .. 499 .. .. 396 Strathclyde 1,563 1,567 1,583 1,617 .. 1,658 .. .. 1,479 Scotland 3,245 3,254 3,285 3,343 .. 3,406 .. .. 3,025 History Glasgow 272 268 259 246 .. 218 .. .. 153 Strathclyde 833 801 774 746 .. 706 .. .. 578 Scotland 1,713 1,668 1,618 1,566 .. 1,494 .. .. 1,285 English Glasgow 630 607 569 551 .. 537 .. .. 415 Strathclyde 1,771 1,754 1,703 1,717 .. 1,732 .. .. 1,502 Scotland 3,636 3,623 3,524 3,519 .. 3,511 .. .. 3,073 Sciences Glasgow 656 650 641 632 .. 627 .. .. 504 Strathclyde 2,126 2,157 2,169 2,201 .. 2,200 .. .. 1,912 Scotland 4,411 4,487 4,508 4,545 .. 4,561 .. .. 4,128 Physical Education Glasgow 354 345 338 322 .. 291 .. .. 241 Strathclyde 997 981 965 952 .. 912 .. .. 794 Scotland 2,073 2,058 2,002 1,965 .. 1,902 .. .. 1,697 .. not available.