§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many supply teachers are registered with each local authority.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe latest information available is set out in the table. Differences between individual education authorities in the criteria employed for compilation of their reserve or supply lists mean that the information is not suitable for regional comparison.
Teachers on reserve supply list as at 30 September 1993 Primary Secondary Special Total Borders 157 235 32 424 Central 257 565 81 903 Dumfries and Galloway 310 126 9 445 Fife 275 299 0 574 Grampian 1,225 1,493 596 3,314 Highland 427 650 6 1,083 Lothian 242 362 67 671 Strathclyde 1,084 1,452 0 2,536 Tayside 458 750 6 1,214 Orkney 24 34 4 62 Shetland 46 40 0 86 Western Isles 70 66 0 136 Scotland 4,575 6,072 801 11,448
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what analysis has been undertaken by the Scottish Office Education Department into the number of teaching days lost due to stress-related illnesses since April 1993.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonNone, as information on teacher absences is not held centrally.
§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland for how many days supply teachers have been employed in the last year in(a) Scotland and (b) each regional council area.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThis information is not held centrally.