§ 30. Mr. Laneasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what effect he estimates that the economies in educational expenditure will have on the number of teachers in employment in 1969.
§ Mr. Edward ShortThe effect now depends primarily on the decisions of the local education authorities. The Government accepted for the purposes of rate support grant authorities' estimates that they would employ 13,000 more teachers next year. After allowance is made for the replacement of some unqualified teachers, this figure is broadly in line with my estimates of the number of additional teachers likely to be available. I therefore hope that authorities will keep to their estimates. They will, I am sure be ready, in making new 523W appointments, to give a measure of priority to teachers—particularly immobile teachers—leaving training in 1969.