§ Mr. Butcherasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, taking the total non-teaching employees in the State education system and the total number of pupils below the age of 16 years, what was the ratio of pupils per single non-teaching employee in the years 1964, 1974 and 1978.
§ Dr. BoysonThe ratio of full-time and part-time pupils aged under 16 to the total numbers of full-time and part-time non-teaching staff employed by English local education authorities, including those in schools and colleges, in the years 1964, 1974 and 1978 was 17.7:1, 13.5: 1 and 12.5:1 respectively.