HC Deb 19 July 1996 vol 281 cc720-1W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what was the(a) actual number and (b) percentage of unfilled places on initial teacher training courses for each year since 1987–88, including 1996–97 (i) in total and (ii) for (1) maths, (2) english, (3) science, (4) geography, (5) religious education and (6) modern foreign languages. [37865]

Mr. Robin Squire

The number and percentage of unfilled places on initial teacher training courses for the academic years 1988–89 to 1995–96 are given in the table. Data for 1996–97 are not yet available.