HC Deb 24 June 1976 vol 913 cc622-3W
Mr. Noble

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the proportion of teaching to non-teaching staffs in the education service on 1st April 1974; and what is the proportion on the latest available date.

Miss Margaret Jackson

In the education service as a whole—including higher and further education—in England and Wales in 1974 about half the full-time and part-time staff taken together were teachers. The latest available estimate for June 1975 shows no appreciable change.

Mr. Noble

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many educational advisers were employed by the Lancashire County Council LEA on 1st April 1974; how this compared with the national average, per head of school population, at that time; and what are the comparable figures at the latest available date.

Miss Margaret Jackson

The information in respect of the years 1974 and 1975, the latest year for which figures are available, is as follows:

Number of educational advisers Ratio to pupils
LANCASHIRE LEA
1974 70 1:3,550
1975 70 1:3,550
ENGLAND
1974 1,849 1:4,600
1975 1,832 1:4,650