§ The Marquess of SALISBURYasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people were employed in the administration of education at central Government and local authority level in 1938 and in 1978.
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§ THE MINISTER of STATE, DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION and SCIENCE (Baroness Young)No firm directly comparable figures are available. I estimate that the numbers of people employed in the administration of education at central Government level in 1938 and 1978 were as follows:
1938 1978 England and Wales 1,086 2,098 Northern Ireland 139 673 Scotland 246 503 University Grants Committee 5 105 Totals 1,476 3,379 Numbers employed at local authority level in 1938 are not available. The 1978 numbers are included in the Joint Manpower Watch figures of local authority employees, but staff engaged in the administration of education cannot be identified.