Education Support Staff (Greater London)

HC Deb 14 June 2004 vol 422 cc780-1W

Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many education support staff there were in Greater London in each of the last 10 years, broken down by borough. [176830]

Mr. Miliband

[holding answer 7 June 2004]: The following table shows the full-time equivalent number of support staff employed in local education authorities in the Greater London area for each year between 1994 and 2003, the latest information available.

Support staff employed in local education authorities in Greater London
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Richmond upon Thames	270	270	290	290	310	310	320	350	410	420
Sutton	330	360	380	420	450	500	50	590	660	700
Waltham Forest	740	660	710	740	780	810	860	1,020	1,170	1,230
1 City of London did not make a return in 2002
Note:
Includes maintained and non-maintained special schools.
Source:
Annual Schools Census