§ Mr. SwayneTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many whole-time equivalent teachers are currently employed in Wales; and how many were employed in May 1997. [68519]
§ Mr. Hain[holding answer 1 February 1999]: Information on employment of teachers is collected annually in January. At January 1997 and 1998 there were respectively 26,500 and 26,135 whole-time equivalent qualified teachers employed in Wales.
In future this will become the responsibility of the National Assembly.