HC Deb 15 March 1995 vol 256 c632W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many teachers in Scotland are teaching English as a second language in public sectors schools; and if he will make a statement.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

Information on the number of teachers in Scotland teaching English as a second language in public sector schools was collected for the first time in the 1994 annual school census. As this information is still being processed, figures are not available yet.