§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the annual cost of administering each education and library board in each of the last three years.
§ Mr. AncramThe information is as follows:
Year Belfast North-Eastern South-Eastern Southern Western £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million 1990–91 6,229 6,840 6,727 7,227 6,365 1991–92 8,903 8,962 8,080 9,155 7,496 11992–93 7,888 7,429 6,266 7,360 6,532 1 Estimated
§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the education authorities in Northern Ireland and the total number of pupils for which each education and library board is responsible.
Teachers Other Staff Board Area Full-lime Part-time1 Full-lime Part-time Belfast 3,635 58 1,557 2,683 North-Eastern 3,994 118 1,741 4,365 South-Eastern 3,410 77 1,260 3,263 Southern 3,964 95 1,730 4,199 Western 3,507 34 1,823 4,735 1 Information is not available on the number of part-time teachers. The figures in this column are based on the number of part-time teacher hours worked, expressed as full-time equivalents. Note: Data for teachers covers all those employed in schools in the boards' areas, but not necessarily by the boards. Figures for other staff relate to boards' staff only.