HC Deb 19 June 1961 vol 642 c94W
Mr. MacArthur

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many additional married women teachers have been employed as a result of the recent publicity campaign to attract them back to teaching; and whether he is satisfied with the results.

Mr. Maclay

Two hundred and eleven additional married women teachers entered employment in education authorities' schools in Scotland between the beginning of February—when the campaign started—and the end of April. I do not of course claim that all of these were recruited directly as a result of the publicity campaign, but this is a substantial number and I think the result of the campaign can be described so far as satisfactory.

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