§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the proportion of teaching to non-teaching staffs in the education service on 1st April 1974; and what is the proportion on the latest available date.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonIn the education service as a whole—including higher and further education—in England and Wales in 1974 about half the full-time and part-time staff taken together were teachers. The latest available estimate for June 1975 shows no appreciable change.
§ Mr. Nobleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many educational advisers were employed by the Lancashire County Council LEA on 623W 1st April 1974; how this compared with the national average, per head of school population, at that time; and what are the comparable figures at the latest available date.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe information in respect of the years 1974 and 1975, the latest year for which figures are available, is as follows:
Number of educational advisers Ratio to pupils LANCASHIRE LEA 1974 … 70 1:3,550 1975 … 70 1:3,550 ENGLAND 1974 … 1,849 1:4,600 1975 … 1,832 1:4,650