§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many qualified teachers of the Welsh language are employed in each of the counties of Wales in both primary and secondary sectors; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThis information is not available in the form requested. However, I am able to provide the following:
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Qualifications in Welsh held by teachers in primary schools1 Qualifications in Welsh held by teachers in secondary schools2 (a) (b) (c) Clwyd 484 681 220 Dyfed 605 922 258 Gwent 39 75 34 Gwynedd 626 899 331 Mid Glamorgan N/A N/A 246
Qualifications in Welsh held by teachers in primary schools1 Qualifications in Welsh held by teachers in secondary schools2 (a) (b) (c) Powys 104 174 60 South Glamorgan 138 241 113 West Glamorgan 342 484 170 1 As at spring term, 1987. 2 As at spring term, 1984. Column (a) Number of post A-level qualifications held by teachers with Welsh as the main or subsidiary subject of study.
Column (b) Teachers who had studied Welsh as a first or second language as a subject in training.
Column (c) Any post A-level qualifications held by teachers with Welsh as the main or subsidiary subject of study.
We are currently estimating the number of teachers required to meet the needs of Welsh within the national curriculum.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will take special measures to increase the number of teachers of the Welsh language in the local education authorities of Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerArrangements are already being put in place to facilitate the retraining of teachers to teach Welsh as a second language. Officials are estimating what numbers of teachers of Welsh will be needed and will be consulting with local education authorities.