HC Deb 24 January 1990 vol 165 cc704-5W
Mr. Cartwright

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many teachers were employed in March 1988 in each education and library board area; how many teachers in each area were in receipt of an incentive allowance; what percentage this was of the total employed in each area; and how many teachers in receipt of an incentive allowance in each education and library board area held allowances that were(a) incentive A, (b) incentive B, (c) incentive C, (d) incentive D and (e) incentive E.

Dr. Mawhinney

The information is as follows:

Board area Total number of full-time teachers in post Total number of promotion allowances in payment Percentage
Total 18,416 5,398 30
(b) March 1989
Belfast 3,656 1,511 42
North-Eastern 4,122 1,522 37
Southern 3,842 1,353 36
South-Eastern 3,374 1,263 38
Western 3,444 1,222 36
Total 18,438 6,871 38

2. Analysis of Promotion Allowances per Board Area
Allowance type Total number in payment April 1988 March 1989
a. Belfast
A 119 349
B 761 755
C 12 63
D 264 238
E 96 106
Total 1,252 1,511
b. North-Eastern
A 163 412
B 745 766
C 9 24
D 243 232
E 92 88
Total 1,252 1,522
c. Southern
A 123 464
B 629 647
C 1 26
D 171 155
E 53 61
Total 977 1,353
d. South-Eastern
A 102 370
B 623 623
C 10 48
D 167 156
E 70 66
Total 972 1,263
e. Western
A 126 362
B 614 620
C 7 45
D 143 139
E 55 56
Total 945 1,222