§ Miss HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will provide details of the number of places for those seeking to train as physical education teachers following the major planning exercise announced in December 1989; and whether he has any plans to increase the number of places further.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthMy right hon. Friend announced aggregate intake numbers for initial teacher training for the three-year period 1991–92 to 1993–94 in April this year. Aggregate intake numbers have been increased for physical education for the triennium and have been set at 750 for each year. There are no plans further to increase the number of places available.