§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many people were employed in the public educational service in 1970, 1973, 1974 and at the most recent available date; and what was the total wage and salary bill in each of these years.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonThe number of local education authority employees in England Wales as published by the Department of Employment for the years in question are as follows:
June Full-time Part-time 1970 588,000 518,000 1973 684,000 598,000 1974 716,000 615,000 1975 739,000 651,000 Provisional figures for June 1976, provided by the Joint Manpower Watch, are 752,000 full-time and 639,000 part-time staff.
Expenditure, including Employers' National Insurance and Superannuation contributions, is as follows:
Financial Years £m outturn prices 1970–71 1,150 1973–74 2,000 1974–75 2,850 1975–76 3,700