§ Mr. Cartwrightasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his most recent estimate of the shortfall of secondary school teachers in each of the main shortage subjects in (a) England and Wales and (b) Inner London.
§ Dr. BoysonThe most recent relevant figures available to my Department are of vacancies for full-time teachers in January 1980:
VACANCIES FOR FULL-TIME TEACHERS IN MAINTAINED SECONDARY SCHOOLS Main teaching subject required England and Wales Inner London Education Authority Mathematics 599 61 Physical sciences:* Chemistry 159 2 Physics 268 18 Combined or integrated science 170 13 Craft, design and technology† 389 26 Modern languages 350 19 English 317 10 Music 142 7 Remedial work 103 7 Religious education 96 4 Business studies 73 11 Other subjects 828 45 Total: all subjects 3,494 223 * Physical sciences other than those specified are included with "other subjects". † Including woodwork, metalwork, technical drawing but excluding art and light crafts which are included with "other subjects".