§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of (a) teachers and lecturers, (b) administrators and (c) other personnel employed by local education authorities in the United Kingdom in 1978, 1979 and 1980; and if he will show teachers as a percentage of the total in each year.
§ Dr. BoysonThe numbers employed in the education service of local authorities in England and Wales were:
Full-time and full-time equivalent of part-time (thousands) Teachers and Lecturers as percentage of total per cent. June Teachers and Lecturers Other Staff Total 1978 564.1 427.0 991.1 56.9 1979 573.4 430.4 1003.8 57.1 1980 570.7 408.6 979.3 58.3 Figures for administrators separately from other non-teaching staff are not available. Percentages can only be given for teachers and lecturers together because figures of teachers separately from lecturers are not available on a comparable basis to those for other staff.
Figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are the responsibilities of the respective Secretaries of State.