HC Deb 20 February 1976 vol 905 c867W
Mr. Luce

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many trained unemployed teachers there are in the United Kingdom at present.

Mr. Mulley

In December 1975, 4,258 unemployed school teachers and 1,346 unemployed teachers seeking posts in higher and further education including the universities were recorded at employment offices in the United Kingdom. It is not known how many of these had taken a course of initial teacher training.