HC Deb 16 May 1995 vol 260 cc135-6W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many people work for(a) the Higher Education Funding Council, (b) the Funding Agency for Schools, (c) the Further Education Funding Council and (d) the Teacher Training Agency; and how much was spent on (i) administration and (ii) salaries in respect of each, in the last financial year. [23983]

Mr. Boswell

The information requested is given in the following table:

Staff (fte) March 1995 Administration Costs1 £000 Salary costs2 £000
HEFCE 193.5 6,635 5,113
FAS3 261.8 6,712 4,215
FEFC 390 13,200 10,600
TTA4 48.2 1,106 536
1 Excludes salary costs.
2 Includes employers national insurance and superannuation costs.
3 The FAS was established with effect from 1 April 1994. Staff numbers have built up over the year.
4 The TTA was established on 21 September 1994. Staff numbers have increased gradually over the 6 month period.