§ Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the extent of the shortage of mathematics and science teachers in schools in England what proportion of those teaching mathematics and science are inadequately qualified or not qualified at all to teach these subjects and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. BoysonMy hon. Friend was informed, in answer to an earlier question, that this information would be available in April. Processing of the data was, however, stopped for two months by industrial action and has only recently begun again. The information will be made available as soon as possible.