§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers he estimated were necessary for Catholic(a) secondary and (b) primary schools in Scotland; and how many (i) BEd and (ii) PGCE students were estimated to be necessary in each of the last 10 years. [30498]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe annual estimates of future teacher requirements, including the requirements of Catholic schools, are based upon information relating to the schools sector as a whole. It is for the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council to determine the allocation of funded places to individual teacher education institutions.