§ Mr. Barrasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will state the number of Lanarkshire teachers, including teachers of special subjects, not yet appointed to permanent posts, indicating whether they are available for non-transferred or transferred schools and the number of years they have severally been unemployed?
§ Mr. ColvilleI am informed that the number of teachers on the waiting list of the Lanarkshire education authority who have not yet been appointed to permanent posts in Lanarkshire is 384. Of these 170 are available for transferred schools and 78 for both types of school. Of the total, 59 are in the employment of other education authorities and a very considerable number of the remainder are engaged from time to time in temporary teaching work in Lanarkshire schools. Of the teachers referred to:
4 completed training in 1933.
10 completed training in 1934.
21 completed training in 1935.
77 completed training in 1936.
97 completed training in 1937.
92 completed training in 1938.
83 completed training in 1939.