§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, what has been the ratio of teaching to non-teaching staff employed by the local authorities; and what has been the ratio of teaching to non-teaching costs, in each year since 1965 to the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Dr. Boyson[pursuant to his reply, 19 February 1980, c. 100–1], gave the following revised table:
RATIOS OF GROSS TEACHING TO OTHER COSTS Financial year Ratio of teacher salary costs to non-teaching staff salary costs Ratio of teacher salary costs to overall non-teaching costs 1965–66 1:0.28 1:1.07 1966–67 1:0.29 1:1.10 1967–68 1:0.31 1:1.16 1968–69 1:0.32 1:1.20 1969–70 1:0.31 1:1.18 1970–71 1:0.33 1:1.18 1971–72 1:0.34 1:1.16 1972–73 1:0.34 1:1.12 1973–74 11:0.37 1:1.15 1974–75 1:0.33 1:0.93 1975–76 1:0.34 1:0.95 1976–77 1:0.35 1:0.98 1977–78 1:0.35 1:1.03 1978–79 1:0.36 1:1.08