§ Mr. HainTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many physical education teachers were employed by local education authorities in each year since 1979.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe available information for years in which data were collected is set out in the table.
Number (full-time equivalents) of physical education teachers in Scottish education authority secondary schools Year (at September) Number 1979 2,008 1980 1,998 1981 1,934 1982 1,896 1983 11,862 1984 11,792 1985 not available 1986 not available 1987 1,698 1988 1,614 1989 not available 1990 1,610 1991 not available 1992 1,611 1993 not available 1estimated