§ Dr. SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate she has made of teacher shortages in Castle Point(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools; and what action she will take to remove those shortages. [1485]
§ Mr. TimmsWe do not collect data on anticipated vacancies in schools. Information on the number of teacher vacancies is collected once a year in January as part of the annual census of teachers and vacancies. However, information is not available at individual constituency level.