HC Deb 28 February 1989 vol 148 cc147-8W
83. Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on teacher supply in London and the south-east.

87. Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will make a statement on teacher supply in London and the south-east.

Mrs. Rumbold

We recognise that there are problems of teacher supply in London and in the south-east more widely. Much can be done locally through good recruitment and deployment measures. Our current action programme to combat teacher shortages focuses on regions with recruitment difficulties.