Teachers (Hansard, 23 June 2003)

§ Mr. Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many teachers in publicly funded schools in Northern Ireland were found, on the initiative of their employer, not to satisfy the health requirements for teaching in each of the education and614W library boards and the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools in the academic year September 2001 to August 2002. [117928]

§ Jane Kennedy
In the academic year September 2001 to August 2002 a total of 57 teachers were found not to satisfy the health requirements for teaching on the initiative of the five education and library boards and the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools. These were distributed as follows:

Teachers not satisfying health requirements September 2001 to August 2002

Education and Library Boards Number

Belfast 4

Western 5

North-eastern 26

South-eastern 13

Southern 3

CCMS 6

§ Mr. Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of applications for infirmity pension from the Northern Ireland Teachers Pension Scheme were successful in the academic year September 2001 to August 2002.[117929]

§ Jane Kennedy
In the academic year September 2001 to August 2002, the Northern Ireland Teachers' Superannuation Scheme received 174 applications for ill health pensions and 95.4 per cent. of these were successful.

§ Mr. Dodds
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many primary schools in each education and library boards have lost teacher posts in each year since 1997. [118016]

§ Jane Kennedy
The requested information is available only for the period 1999–2000 to 2001–02. The number of primary schools where the count of full-time equivalent teachers fell is shown in the following table. For completeness the number of schools where the count of full-time equivalent teachers rose is also given.

Primary schools

Number of schools losing posts Number of schools gaining posts

Education and Library Board Area 1999–2000 to 2000–01 2000–01 to 2001–02 1999–2000 to 2000–01 2000–01 to 2001–02

Belfast 42 46 35 29

Western 56 58 51 66

North-eastern 86 65 71 105

South-eastern 60 54 86 87

Southern 100 100 83 70

Teachers not satisfying health requirements September 2001 to August 2002
Education and Library Boards	Number
Belfast	4
Western	5
North-eastern	26
South-eastern	13
Southern	3
CCMS	6

Primary schools
	Number of schools losing posts	Number of schools gaining posts
Education and Library Board Area	1999–2000 to 2000–01	2000–01 to 2001–02	1999–2000 to 2000–01	2000–01 to 2001–02
Belfast	42	46	35	29
Western	56	58	51	66
North-eastern	86	65	71	105
South-eastern	60	54	86	87
Southern	100	100	83	70