§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many applications from women teachers who elect to cover pre 6 April 1988 service for family benefits purposes are outstanding;
(2) how many applications have been made by women teachers since the Government announced that women teachers could elect to cover, for family benefits purposes, their services prior to 6 April 1988;
(3) what is the average length of time taken to process applications made by women teachers who elect to cover pre 6 April 1988 service for family benefits purposes.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthAbout 13,000 women teachers have elected for their service before 6 April 1988 to count for family benefit purposes. Only 500 elections remain to be processed and these are mainly cases where either the teacher or employer has incorrectly completed the election
Number of boys and girls in single sex and religious schools—January 1989 Maintained primary, middle and secondary Boys schools Girls schools Mixed schools Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Church of England 5,456 9 16 7,340 406,484 392,757 Roman Catholic 25,250 207 14 31,822 304,142 302,121 Methodist schools 0 0 0 0 2,453 2,273 Jewish schools 0 0 0 0 4,198 4,110 Other denominational schools 30,114 137 6 12,020 47,363 45,371 Non-denominational schools 98,854 126 78 136,818 2,562,061 2,428,600 TOTAL ENGLAND 159,674 479 114 188,000 3,326,701 3,175,232