§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he has taken to ascertain the numbers of teachers in Scotland who came from minority ethnic groups along the lines of similar surveys being carried out in England and Wales.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThere are no plans to conduct similar surveys in Scotland.
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what percentage of teachers who qualify in Scotland do not go into teaching the following year.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythA survey conducted by colleges of education in March 1988 indicates that over 20 per cent. of teachers who qualified in June 1987 had not entered teaching by that date. Results from a March 1989 survey are not yet available.