§ 16. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many primary school teachers were on permanent contracts in London in September(a) 1997, (b) 2000, (c) 2001 and (d) 2003; and how many unfilled vacancies there were in each of these months. [147881]
§ Mr. Stephen TwiggThe information is not available in this form. In the London Government Office Region, there were 28,860 full-time equivalent regular teachers in maintained nursery and primary schools at January 1997; 28,870 at January 2000; 29,190 at January 2001; and 29,760 at January 2003. There were 450 unfilled nursery and primary teacher vacancies at January 1997; 520 at January 2000; 820 at January 2001; and 410 at January 2003.