§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessments he has made of the availability of trained teachers of the Welsh language.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsA survey of secondary school teachers' qualifications and deployment was conducted in January 1984 the results of which were published in 1986 in Welsh Education Statistics Bulletins Nos. 1 and 2. A new secondary school staffing survey is being undertaken at present.
A survey of the staff in primary schools was carried out in March 1987 and the results published in Welsh Education Statistics Bulletin No. 5 in 1988. The surveys were designed to assess the numbers of Welsh speakers amongst teachers in Wales as well as those who have qualifications in Welsh. The above publications are available in the Library of the House.