§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the quinquennial research assessment exercises in supporting research infrastructure in universities. [47047]
§ Dr. HowellsRecent consultations undertaken by the higher education funding bodies elicited a strong response in favour of the research assessment exercise. The National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education under Lord Dearing, the Select Committee on Science and Technology and a number of other bodies including respondents to consultations have made a number of recommendations aimed at improving the effectiveness of
298WIt is our intention to ensure that enough suitably qualified teachers are available to meet the needs of schools, and the recruitment targets issued were calculated on that basis.
Estimated numbers of teachers in the maintained secondary school sector with highest qualification in science and mathematics Year Science Maths 1999 35,000 21,000 2000 36,000 22,000 2001 36,000 23,000 2002 37,000 23,000 2003 37,000 24,000 2004 37,000 24,000 2005 37,000 24,000