HC Deb 28 January 1992 vol 202 cc507-8W
17. Mr. Haynes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is his current assessment of teacher supply.

Mr. Fallon

Teacher supply has improved significantly—vacancies in 1991 fell by 20 per cent. and recruitment to teacher training rose by 21 per cent. These improvements are particularly marked in those subjects and locations to which it is traditionally difficult to recruit. Government efforts to make teaching more attractive are working and will be maintained to meet rising demand through the 1990s.