§ Mr. Willis:To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will make a statement on the number of qualified teachers in schools. [143416]
§ Mr. Miliband[holding answer 11 December 2003]In January 2003, there were 408,400 full-time equivalent regular teachers with Qualified Teacher Status employed in the maintained schools sector in England. That is 12,200 more than in January 1997 and the most at anytime since January 1984.