§ Colin BurgonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teaching assistants were employed in schools in(a) Leeds and (b) Elmet constituency for each year since 1996. [173392]
§ Mr. Miliband[holding answer 14 May 2004]: The following table shows the full-time equivalent number of teaching assistants employed in all maintained schools including non-maintained special schools in Leeds local education authority for each January since 1996 and for Elmet constituency in each January since 1997. Information is not available at constituency level prior to 1996.
Leeds LEA Elmet 1996 1,470 — 1997 1,570 180 1998 1,680 190 1999 1,670 190 2000 1,790 220 2001 1,950 220 2002 2,390 260 2003 2,480 290 Source:
Annual Schools Census