HC Deb 11 March 1991 vol 187 c340W
Mr. French

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many(a) administrative staff and (b) teaching staff were employed by Gloucestershire education authority in each year from 1985 to 1990.

Mr. Fallon

The total employees of Gloucestershire local education authority in March 1990 were as follows:

Number
Full-time teachers and lecturers 4,600
Part-time teachers and lecturers 2,800
Full-time other employees 2,000
Part-time other employees 3,800

These figures include the nursery, primary and secondary schools sector, special and further education and central administration. Comparable figures for other years are not available.

Mr. French

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many pupils attended schools administered by Gloucestershire education authority in each year from 1981 to 1990.

Mr. Fallon

The number of pupils attending maintained schools in Gloucestershire each year from 1981 to 1990 is as follows:

Year Pupils on Roll
1981 87,450
1982 84,752
1983 82,009
1984 80,115
1985 78,797
1986 76,913
1987 76,019
1988 75,264
1989 74,550
1990 74,133