§ Mr. Ralph HowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of teachers employed by local education authorities in 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990, or the latest date available in actual and full-time equivalent terms and the number of children being educated by the local education authorities for each of the above dates and the teacher/pupil ratio in each case.
§ Mr. FallonThe information requested for local education authority maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools is given in the table.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthThere has been no change in the approved estimates provision for 1990–91 of a total of £147.6 million for student loans, shared between the Department of Education and Science, the Scottish Education Department and the Department of Education for Northern Ireland.