§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants there were in schools in Greater London, broken down by local education authority in(a) each of the last seven years and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. [163726]
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Greater London 8,165 8,870 9,788 11,740 14,331 15,340 17,510 Camden 203 238 249 303 364 439 467 City of London 2 3 3 3 3 0 7 Hackney 209 250 290 378 425 486 535 Hammersmith and Fulham 192 199 209 250 236 261 299 Haringey 354 357 377 419 492 649 684 Islington 250 247 272 346 364 350 480 Kensington and Chelsea 128 139 139 172 207 218 265 Lambeth 301 348 394 502 559 584 638 Lewisham 280 293 321 405 568 474 562 Newham 277 284 389 496 956 718 1,065 Southwark 349 415 433 646 805 746 713 Tower Hamlets 370 396 450 512 796 970 950 Wandsworth 334 373 371 460 470 379 531 Westminster 146 172 161 194 187 307 275 Barking and Dagenham 299 295 309 321 401 499 511 Barnet 292 340 404 479 548 742 717 Bexley 196 229 276 313 384 319 560 Brent 263 301 356 389 443 453 475 Bromley 208 231 232 273 357 442 504 Croydon 397 406 507 532 658 627 865 Ealing 344 363 372 403 508 450 528 Enfield 251 291 294 503 586 811 879 Greenwich 358 398 435 509 650 648 727 Harrow 268 265 291 303 302 328 429 Havering 166 174 203 260 303 312 518 Hillingdon 304 341 377 423 510 517 585 Hounslow 276 281 295 328 380 401 400 Kingston upon Thames 127 129 155 174 215 219 254 Merton 191 205 223 243 289 251 300 Redbridge 191 234 273 365 450 583 620 Richmond upon Thames 102 106 111 128 158 213 216 Sutton 156 172 205 233 264 337 314 Waltham Forest 381 395 414 475 494 606 637 Source:
Annual Schools' Census