HC Deb 28 January 1985 vol 72 c33W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his estimate of the number of fully trained teachers for deaf children; and how this compares with his estimate of the number of such teachers required to provide deaf children with the education they need.

Mr. Dunn

On 31 March 1983, the latest date for which information is available, the numbers of full-time teachers in service in maintained and non-maintained schools in England and Wales who were recorded as holding recognised qualifications for teaching deaf or partially-hearing children was 1,840. My right hon. Friend estimates that this figure is very close to the number of such teachers required.