HC Deb 20 July 2004 vol 424 cc140-1W
Mr. Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding was made available to, and how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by, the Finance and Analytical Services Directorate in 2004–05. [182601]

Mr. Charles Clarke

As at 1 April 2004, 472 staff worked in the Finance and Analytical Services Directorate. The administrative costs allocated to the Directorate for 2004–05 were £19.268 million.

Mr. Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funding was made available to, and how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by, the(a) Analytical Services Directorate, (b) Secondary Education Group and (c) Standards and Effectiveness Unit in 2004–05, broken down by their constituent parts. [182602]

Mr. Charles Clarke

As at 1 April 2004, 293 staff worked in Analytical Services Directorate (ASD), 179 staff worked in the Secondary Education Group (SEG), and 143 staff worked in the Standards and Effectiveness Unit (SEU). However, as part of the Department's intention to create a stronger strategic capacity, ASD has recently restructured so that around 50 per cent. of analysts are based in the Department's Schools, Children Young People and Families, Lifelong Learning and Higher Education Directorates.

The administrative costs allocated for 2004–05 were:

  1. ASD, £11.444 million (of which £5.984 million has been transferred to other Directorates);
  2. SEG, £7.38 million and
  3. SEU, £3.62 million.