§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the teacher vacancy rate was in(a) nursery/ primary schools, (b) secondary schools and (c) all schools in (i) the constituency of South Suffolk, (ii) the constituency of West Suffolk (iii) the constituency of Ipswich, (iv) the constituency of Suffolk, Coastal, (v) the constituency of Central Suffolk and Ipswich, North, (vi) the constituency of Bury St. Edmunds, (vii) Suffolk local education authority, (viii) East Anglia and (ix) England in (A) 1997–98, (B) 1998–99, (C) 1999–2000 and (D) 2000–01. [11575]
§ Mr. Timms[holding answer 31 October 2001]: Information on teacher vacancies by constituency is not collected centrally. Teacher vacancy rates in the maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools sector from 1998 to 2001, in Suffolk, the east of England government office region and England were as follows:
Percentage January 1998
January 1999
January 2000
January 2001
Nursery and primary Suffolk 0.4 0.7 0.4 2.2 East of England 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.7 England 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.2 Secondary Suffolk 0.5 0.6 0.4 1.6 East of England 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.7 England 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.4 Maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special sector Suffolk 0.5 0.8 0.5 1.8 East of England 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.7 England 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.4