§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average age of (a) primary school teachers and (b) secondary school teachers in Scotland in (i) 1970, (ii) 1975 and (iii) at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Alexander Fletcher:Detailed information about the ages of teachers in education authority primary and secondary schools, including average age, from 1974–79 is contained in Scottish Education Department statistical bulletin no. 9/B3/1981, a copy of which has already been sent to the hon. Member. Comparable information for 1970 is not available centrally.