§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether, in view of the increase in the number of teachers unemployed, he will make arrangements for those student teachers who are finishing their training in the summer without any prospects of immediate employment, and existing teachers, to be offered further training in those specialities where there is a shortage of qualified teachers, namely, music and mathematics.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerI have received a report from the Advisory Committee on the Supply and Training of Teachers about the retraining of newly qualified and existing teachers to teach subjects in which there is a continuing shortage and will shortly be consulting the local authority associations on its proposals.