§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the number of teachers of mathematics, physics and chemistry in secondary schools in the west midlands region in each single year since 1979, and the number of science teaching posts in schools, further education colleges, polytechnics and universities in the region which are unfilled.
§ Mr. DunnInformation on the subjects being taught by secondary school teachers in particular regions is not available centrally. In January 1985 local education authorities in the West Midlands region reported to the Department that they had 48 unfilled vacancies for full-time permanent posts in maintained secondary schools for which mathematics, physics or chemistry was the main teaching subject required. There were a further 19 vacancies in other sciences and computer studies. Corresponding figures are not available centrally of vacancies in further education colleges, polytechnics or universities.