HC Deb 25 April 1983 vol 41 c246W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has as to the number of teachers in secondary schools in Scotland of French, German, Russian, Spanish and Portuguese respectively.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

The numbers of teachers in education authority and grant-aided schools at September 1981 who were qualified to teach these languages are set out in the following table.

Language Number of qualified teachers (Full-time equivalent) (rounded to the nearest ten)
French 2,430
German 1,380
Russian 160
Spanish 300
Portuguese *
* Information not available.