HC Deb 13 July 1993 vol 228 c441W
Mr. Dalyell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is his most recent assessment on the shortage of physics teachers in schools.

Mr. Robin Squire

There is no overall shortage of physics teachers. Provisional figures for January 1993 show only nine physics secondary teacher vacancies reported for maintained and self-governing schools in England. The 1992 secondary school staffing survey found that only 4 per cent. of physics tuition was delivered by teachers without a post-A level qualification in the subject.