§ Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Education how many vacancies for teachers there were in primary, secondary modern, and grammar schools, and technical training colleges erected in the county of Northumberland at the end of February, 1963.
§ Mr. ChatawayI understand from the Northumberland local education authority that, at the end of February, 1963, they were up to their quota of full-time qualified teachers and, on the basis of their current staffing establishment, had no vacancies in their primary or secondary schools. As commonly occurs, however, some posts were filled on a 49W temporary basis pending a permanent appointment. There were five vacancies for teachers among the authority's major establishments of further education.
§ Mr. Owenasked the Minister of Education how many school-leavers elected to remain at school for a further period in the county of Northumberland, at the end of February, 1963; what kind of instruction is available for them; and whether adequate teaching staff is available.
§ Mr. ChatawayI understand from the local education authority that in January, 1963, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 4,319 children over 15 in all types of secondary school of whom 1,314 are in secondary modern schools. They were taking a variety of courses designed to suit their needs. On
— 1937 1946 1949 1950 1952 1954 1957 1959 1960 1962 1. Number of Questions on Order Paper 85 128 108 124 148 109 104 131 93 89 2. Number of Questions answered orally 61 61 42 51 42 44 46 41 46 38 3. Number of supplementaries 70 73 86 76 70 67 64 52 65 63 4. Average number of supplementaries allowed per Question 1.15 1.20 2.04 1.49 1.66 1.52 1.39 1.27 1.42 1.66 5. Average length of supplementary* 5 5.1 6.5 6.4 8.3 8.5 8.9 10 9 9.9 6. Average length of Ministerial reply to original Question* 10 8.2 8.6 8.2 6.8 6.2 6.4 7.1 5.5 5.5 7. Average length of ministerial reply per supplementary* 3 3 4 5.6 5 4.7 6.1 7.8 7 6.5 *Figures refer to number of lines in Hansard.