§ Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many teachers have been recruited by foreign Governments each year for the last 10 years; and how many requests for trained teachers there have been from foreign Governments each year for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe numbers of teachers recruited on behalf of foreign and Commonwealth Governments or institutions through, or assisted by, Government Departments or official agencies over the last 10 years is as follows:
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1965 1,268 1966 1,368 1967 1,637 1968 1,475 1969 1,624 1970 1,359 1971 1,275 1972 1,337 1973 1,430 1974 1,471 No figures are available for the large numbers of teachers recruited by foreign and Commonwealth Governments, on their own account, through their embassies and high commissions in London or through private organisations.
No statistics are held on the numbers of requests for trained teachers received from foreign and Commonwealth Governments.