asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many teachers have been recruited by foreign Governments each year for the last 10 years; and how many requests for trained teachers there have been from foreign Governments each year for the last 10 years.
The numbers of teachers recruited on behalf of foreign and Commonwealth Governments or institutions through, or assisted by, Government Departments or official agencies over the last 10 years is as follows:
| 1965 | 1,268 |
| 1966 | 1,368 |
| 1967 | 1,637 |
| 1968 | 1,475 |
| 1969 | 1,624 |
| 1970 | 1,359 |
| 1971 | 1,275 |
| 1972 | 1,337 |
| 1973 | 1,430 |
| 1974 | 1,471 |
No figures are available for the large numbers of teachers recruited by foreign and Commonwealth Governments, on their own account, through their embassies and high commissions in London or through private organisations.
No statistics are held on the numbers of requests for trained teachers received from foreign and Commonwealth Governments.