§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers were employed in (a) secondary schools and (b) primary schools in (i) the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, (ii) Tyne and Wear county and (iii) the Northern region at the latest available date; and what were the comparable figures for May 1979.
§ Dr. BoysonThe full-time equivalent numbers of qualified teachers employed in maintained primary and secondary schools in the areas specified in January of the years 1979 and 1980 are given below:
Primary schools Secondary schools 1979 1980 1979 1980 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1,241 1,196 1,681 1,636 Tyne and Wear 5,256 5,204 6,532 6,515 Northern region 14,006 13,706 17,049 17,097 Information about teachers in schools is collected in January of each year and figures for May 1979 are not available.