asked the Minister of Education what plans he is making to employ teachers in London and Middlesex who have been trained under the emergency scheme and who cannot be found appointments until July, 1951.

Following discussion with the National Advisory Council for the Training and Supply of Teachers, I am about to give to local education authorities generally information concerning the probable supply of teachers up to October, 1951, and advice that consideration should be given now to the early appointment of teachers against requirements for the school year 1950–51 as a whole.