To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to reply to the hon. Member for South Hams's letter of 13 December, enclosing a letter from the principal of the Kingsbridge school and community college.

	1989		1990		1991
	Vacancies filled	Applications received	Vacancies filled	Applications received	Vacancies filled	Applications received
Northern board	123	1,116	239	2,354	153	2,009
Southern board	103	—1	57	576	89	790
Western board	102	785	160	2,098	90	1,594
Eastern board	294	3,500–4,000	220	3,695	243	4,135
1 The Southern and Eastern health and social services boards have not retained application details for 1989.

There were no complaints in 1989. In 1990 five complaints against the Western board and three against the Eastern board were taken to the Fair Employment Commission and are still under consideration. Three complaints against the Northern board were referred to tribunal, two were withdrawn and one is outstanding.In 1991 two complaints against the Western board were taken to the FEC and are still under consideration. To date, no complaints have gone to court and no compensation has been paid.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many teachers were trained within the teacher training colleges in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

The information requested is:

	Number
1986–87	386
1987–88	403
1988–89	422

A reply was sent by my right hon. and learned Friend on 26 February 1992.