HC Deb 25 May 1988 vol 134 c203W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many full-time peripatetic teachers were working for each local authority in Wales in January; how many were shared with other authorities; and how many were part-time peripatetic technical teachers.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Information in respect of peripatetic teachers is not yet available for January 1988. However the numbers in January 1987 are given in the table. Information is not available on the number of peripatetic teachers shared between authorities, or on the number of part-time peripatetic technical teachers employed.

Number of peripatetic teachers employed by local authorities1 at January 1987
Full-time Part-time
Clwyd 57 64
Dyfed 113 7
Gwent 29
Gwynedd 56 38
Mid Glamorgan 270 79
Powys 46 5
South Glamorgan 50 27
West Glamorgan 60 21
1 Teachers released or seconded for service in schools outside each authority's area should be included in the count of the authorities maintaining the schools to which the teachers are released and excluded from the count for the releasing authority. Teachers shared equally between authorities may be double-counted.