§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many vacancies, unfilled with permanent staff, in secondary schools there are in the Taunton constituency; and how many there were in 1997. [73265]
§ Mr. MilibandIn January 2002, there were 12 vacancies for full-time teachers in maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools in Somerset Local Education Authority, compared with no recorded vacancies in January 1997.
In the same period, the number of full-time equivalent regular teachers working in the maintained sector in Somerset Local Education Authority rose by 290. This is the most recent information available.