§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many teachers were employed in Wales in 1981–82; and how this compares with 1979–80 and 1980–81.
§ Mr. Michael RobertsThe information is shown in the following table:
Teachers in Service with Local Education Authorities in Wales* Full-time equivalents/thousands 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools 29.47 28.95 28.17 Maintained special schools 0.75 0.72 0.75 Further education establishments full-time lecturers 3.92 3.89 3.91 part-time lecturers (fte) 0.68 0.73 0.83 Other teachers 0.08 0.13 0.10 All teaching staff 34.90 34.42 33.76 * At January each year.