§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers graduated in Scotland in 1982; and if he will estimate the number who will not be able to find teaching posts.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherAbout 2,000 students successfully completed teacher training courses at Scottish colleges of education at the end of the 1981–82 session. It is not possible at this stage to estimate how many of them will find teaching posts since this will depend mainly on the recruitment policies of individual authorities for session 1982–83.
§ Mr. James Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the latest figures for the number of unemployed qualified teachers in Scotland.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherInformation is not available in the precise form requested. On 10 June 1982, the latest date for which information is available, there were 1,594 people in Scotland registered for employment as primary school teachers and 1,029 people registered for employment as secondary school teachers.