HC Deb 21 January 1980 vol 977 cc69-70W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of teachers in primary and secondary schools and colleges of further education in receipt of responsibility allowances; and what percentage of the number of teachers in each sector they represent.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The most comprehensive estimates of fixed capital formation in Scotland are provided in the regional accounts, and are given below for the latest four calendar years. A breakdown into public and private sectors is not available: estimates for general government are given, and an indication of investment by nationalised industries and the public corporations which comprise the remainder of the public sector is provided by estimates for financial years.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

At October 1978—the latest date for which information is at present available—education authorities in Scotland employed 26,523 teachers in primary schools and 30,214 in secondary schools; of these 5,574 (21.02 per cent.) and 14,541 (48.13 per cent.) were in receipt of responsibility payments. In further education colleges there were at the same date 4,949 teachers, of whom 2,199 (44.43 per cent.) were in promoted posts for which there are specific salary scales or fixed salaries.