§ Mr. EvennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many unfilled teacher vacancies there were at the start of the present terms in(a) England and (b) Greater London; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FallonAll 109 LEAs responded to the Department's survey of teacher vacancies at the start of this term. They reported 1,470 vacancies in England, of which 561 were in Greater London. Detailed results are in the Library. They show that LEAs worked very hard and with considerable success to fill over 23,500 vacancies during the summer.