§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the average number of(a) holidays and (b) sickness days taken by teachers in each of the years 1961, 1971, 1981 and 1989.
§ Mr. FallonI regret that the information requested is not available centrally.
§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers were employed in local education in(a) 1970 and (b) the latest available year; what was the number of school pupils in these years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FallonThe information requested for local education authority maintained and grant-maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools in England is given below:
January Teachers (FTE thousands) Pupils (FTE thousands) 1970 328.7 7,514.9 1990 398.5 6,753.2