HC Deb 20 May 1968 vol 765 cc19-20W
Mr. Younger

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers applied for registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland in each month from December, 1967 to the latest month for which figures are available.

Mr. Ross

The figures are given below.

Month Applicants
December, 1967 960
January, 1968 1,700
February, 1968 7,300
March, 1968 11,000
April, 1968 6,780
May, 1968 1,420

In addition, 12,560 teachers had applied for registration before December, 1967.

Mr. Younger

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers have paid the one pound fee for registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland in each month from Dec- ember 1967 until the latest month for which figures are available.

Mr. Ross

The figures are given below.

Month Number of Teachers
December, 1967 3,155
January, 1968 2,051
February, 1968 2,717
March, 1968 5,362
April, 1968 11,244
May, 1968 5,438

In addition, 2,133 teachers had paid the fee before December 1967.

Mr. Younger

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers who have qualified in teacher training colleges are now not employed in the teaching profession; and how many of these have applied for registration with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.

Mr. Ross

The information requested in the first part of the question is not available. The General Teaching Council is unable at present to provide the figure asked for in the second part.