asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many graduates completed teacher training after graduation in the year 1975; and what are the estimated figures for 1976.

Firm figures for 1975 are not yet available. Eight thousand seven hundred students are estimated to have successfully completed one-year postgraduate courses in initial teacher training at universities and colleges in England and Wales in 1975; the corresponding figure for 1976 is estimated to be about 9,400.