HC Deb 02 April 1979 vol 965 c476W
Mr. Younger

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, pursuant to his answer of 19 June 1978, Official Report, column 87, he will publish the total estimated number of unemployed teachers in Scotland (a) for 1979, (b) for 1974, and (c) for 1970; and what percentages these represent of the total number of primary and secondary teachers for each of those years.

Mr. Gregor MacKenzie

Information cannot be provided in the precise form requested. The closest available figures are given in the following table. Information for 1979 is not yet available.

of funds available for grants and loans, subject to the general constraints on public expenditure. The provision to the White Fish Authority for advancing this assistance in 1977–80 will not be settled until the House has approved the Estimates.