§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement 161W on his Department's decision to exclude positions occupied by supply teachers on a 12–month contract from the definition of teacher vacancies for the purposes of form 618G. [149819]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 9 February 2001]The definition is exactly the same as that used by the previous Administration. It allows sensible comparisons to be made over time—and gives an accurate picture of where schools have vacancies that are either unfilled or covered by short-term supply staff.