§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total number of full-time equivalent local authority employees in England, in each financial year since 1979–80, stating separately how many of the total were teachers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Robin Squire[holding answer 12 March 1993]: The information is as follows:
Year (at March) FTE's—All Services (000s) FTE'S Lecturers and Teachers (000s) 1980 1,960 538 1981 1,924 528 1982 1,891 520 1983 1,890 516 1984 1,893 514 1985 1,892 509 1986 1,903 507 1987 1,918 508 1988 1,936 510 1989 1,921 504 1990 1,900 484 1991 1,890 478 1992 1,866 475 Source: Joint Staffing Watch for England.
Notes: 1. In April 1989 approximately 23,000 full-time equivalent lecturers and teachers were lost from local authority employment when polytechnics and further education institutions transferred to the private sector.
2. Between January 1990 and January 1992 approximately 7,000 full-time equivalent teachers have been lost to the local authority sector because schools have opted to become self-governing state (grant-maintained) schools.