§ Mr. Lilleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has about the proportion of teachers who are members of the National Union of Teachers in (a) primary and nursery schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) all schools.
§ Mr. Chris PattenInformation in respect of(a) and (b) above is not available. In December 1984–January 1985 it is estimated that about 45 per cent.* of teachers in all maintained schools in England and Wales were members of the NUT.
* This figure has been derived from the following figures:
- (1) The membership figure (216,138) as claimed by the NUT for the number of fully paid up part-time and full-time members statutorily entitled to salaries determined by the Burnham primary and secondary committee and paid accordingly by an LEA in England and Wales as at 31 December 1984. Such figures were sought by the Department from the teacher unions for the purpose of the review of the Burnham primary and secondary committee in 1985.
- (2) The total number of part-time and full-time teachers employed in maintained schools in England and Wales in January 1985 as collected by DES—476,325.