PARLIAMENT

Hon. Mujibur Rahman,—To ask the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education,— (1)

(a) Will she inform this House —

(i) separately, of the number of teacher vacancies in Sinhala medium and Tamil medium government schools for grades 1 to 5 and grades 6 to 11;

(ii) separately, of the number of teacher vacancies in Sinhala medium and Tamil medium government schools of the Western province for grades 1 to 5 and grades 6 to 11;

(iii) separately, of the number of teacher vacancies in Sinhala medium and Tamil medium government schools in the Colombo Education Zone, from grade 1 to grade 5 and from grade 6 to grade 11;

(iv) of the steps that will be taken to fill the aforesaid teacher vacancies; and

(v) of the time taken to fill the aforesaid teacher vacancies?

(b) If not, why?