§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate the number of schools which rely on temporary appointments to maintain an adequate teaching staff.
§ Mr. ForthThe information requested is not available. In January 1992 19,700 full-time teachers in England were employed under temporary contracts compared with 334,300 on permanent contracts. Temporary contracts do not necessarily imply recruitment difficulties; they may be made for a variety of reasons.