§ Mr. Ronnie CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what were the numbers of staff and the administrative costs of the Northumberland Education Authority and the number of school pupils for which the authority was responsible in the last three years for which figures are available. [24018]
§ Mr. ByersThe following table sets out the requested information for the years 1994–95 to 1996–97, the latest year for which all three sets of figures requested are available. Data for different years may not be directly comparable, owing to changes in the pattern of direct service delivery by the LEA.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThe Department is not able to provide the information in the form requested. Work permits are not required by citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) or their spouses or by some Commonwealth citizens through their UK ancestry. During 1997 the Overseas Labour Service issued 124 work permits for rugby league players and 32 permits for rugby union players.