§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many remedial teaching staff were employed in Scottish schools during the academic year 1980–81 to tutor children with specific reading and spelling difficulties.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe precise information requested is not available centrally. The number of teachers—expressed in full-time equivalents—principally engaged in remedial education in education authority primary schools in session 1980–81 was 898.5. Comparable information for secondary schools is not available.