asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations he has received concerning the position of teachers on exchange in the United States.
Apart from 10 parliamentary questions, I have received 33 representations from 28 people, including eight hon. Members and the embassy of the United States of America in London.
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will list the number of applications for teacher exchanges with the United States in each of the last five years.
The number of applications from British teachers, and the results of the applications, are given below. Those for 1985–86 are as yet only provisional.
England & Wales
| Scotland
| Northern Ireland
| Totals
| |||||
Year
| Applications
| Appointments Made
| Applications
| Appointments Made
| Applications
| Appointments Made
| Applications
| Appointments Made
|
| 1981–82 | 317 | 130 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 378 | 150 |
| 1982–83 | 265 | 122 | 53 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 328 | 153 |
| 1983–84 | 303 | 138 | 48 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 364 | 166 |
| 1984–85 | 382 | 129 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 436 | 159 |
| 1985–86 | 265 | 100 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 307 | 119 |
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has to change the system of payment of allowance to British teachers taking part in the teacher exchanges with the United States to take account of fluctuations in the exchange rate.
None. Fluctuations in the exchange rate are already taken into consideration in the payment of allowances to British teachers taking part in teacher exchanges with the United States of America.