HC Deb 22 March 1994 vol 240 cc179-80W
Mr. Rooker

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many employees of the Further Education Funding Council have worked in further education either as academic or administrative staff; and what proportion this number is of the total staff.

Mr. Boswell

Of the total 338 staff currently employed by the Further Education Funding Council, 137-42 per cent.—previously worked within the education sector, 82 —25 per cent.—of whom were directly employed in further education, including 51 of the council's 70 inspectors.