HC Deb 02 July 1981 vol 7 c468W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) primary and (b) secondary teachers currently are unemployed in each region and island authority area.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The following table gives the numbers of unemployed people registered for employment as primary and secondary school teachers in each region and island authority area in Scotland on 12 March 1981, the latest date for which information is available.

Numbers registered for employment as teachers
Region/island authority area Primary Secondary
Borders 7 3
Central 53 23
Dumfries and Galloway 31 6
Fife 58 20
Grampian 76 55
Highland 19 16
Lothian 140 107
Strathclyde 514 247
Tayside 77 47
Orkney
Shetland 2 1
Western Isles 2 14