§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of homeless people in Scotland in April 1989 and for the most recent date for which information is available.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonA total of 14,900 households, containing an estimated 31,600 people, were assessed as homeless and 8,100, containing an estimated 18,200 people, as potentially homeless in the year ending 31 March 1991. A total of 11,400 households were so assessed as homeless and 6,750 as potentially homeless in the year to March 1989; information is not available on the number of persons.
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonEducation authorities have the principal responsibility for assessing the need and making appropriate provision for services relating to the employment of teaching staff. As part of our guidance on implementation of the staff development and appraisal initiative, we recommended that teachers seeking to improve their professional performance should be able to obtain the advice and support needed from their employing authorities.