§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many teachers were employed in Wales in 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81, respectively.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThe information is shown in the following table:
Teachers in service with local education authorities in Wales* Full-time equivalent/thousands 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 Maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools 29.79 29.47 28.95 Maintained special schools 0.74 0.75 0.72 Further education establishments full-time lecturers 3.80 3.92 3.89 part-time lecturers (fte) na 0.68 0.73 Other teachers 0.08 0.08 0.13 All teaching staff na 34.90 34.42 * At January each year.