§ 18. Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, pursuant to his reply of 12 April, Official 86W Report, c. 676, he will make a statement on his plans to improve the availability of the teaching of Spanish in Scottish schools and to combat shortages of teachers of Spanish.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherMy right hon. Friend announced that new syllabuses in Spanish at credit and general level would be introduced in phase 3 of the Munn/ Dunning implementation programme. Decisions on the appropriate numbers of teachers in individual subjects will be a matter for education authorities to determine; I am not aware of any general shortage of teachers of Spanish.