§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teacher vacancies there were on 31 March(a) 2000 and (b) 1999, in each county of England and Wales. [2595]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 9 July 2001]: The available information, showing vacancies at January each year, has been published in table 42 of the DIES publication "Statistics of Education: Teachers, England and Wales, 2000 edition". A copy is held in the House of Commons Library, and is also available on the DfES website at www.dfes.gov.uk/statistics/DB/VOL/v0220/ index.html.