HC Deb 27 February 1990 vol 168 cc164-5W
48. Mr. Ian Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what steps he is taking to help improve the supply of trained teachers.

105. Mr. Hunter

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a further statement on the measures which he is taking to deal with the problem of teacher shortages.

Mr. Alan Howarth

I refer my hon. Friends to the reply that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby and Kenilworth (Mr. Pawsey) on 8 January 1990 (Official Report, column 339). Since then we have announced that the Government are providing funding of £159,000 for the London Teacher Recruitment Campaign, and the Teaching as a Career Unit will be supporting the London boroughs. We shall continue to pursue our programme to recruit teachers in shortage subjects.

102. Mr. Boswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will announce the numbers of students entering teacher training colleges at the start of the 1989–90 academic year; and if he will give comparable figures for the previous year.

Mr. Alan Howarth

I refer my hon. Friend to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Mr. Evans) on 30 January 1990 (Official Report, column 161).