HC Deb 04 April 1995 vol 257 c989W
Dr. Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many teachers were employed in Essex maintained schools in each of the last five years. [17838]

Mr. Robin Squire

The table shows the full-time equivalent number of teachers employed in maintained nursery, primary and secondary sector in Essex for January 1990 to January 1994.

Teachers (FTE) in the maintained nursery, primary and secondary sector in Essex
January FTE
1990 12,407
1991 12,274
1992 12,251
1993 12,033
19941 11,616
1Excludes sixth form colleges.

Dr. Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the salary bill for Essex teachers in maintained schools in each of the last five years; and how much is planned for the current year. [17839]

Mr. Robin Squire

Expenditure by Essex local education authority on salaries for teachers in its maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special schools from 1989–90 to 1993–94, the latest year for which provisional outturn figures are available, is shown in the table. Information on planned expenditure on teachers' salaries is not collected centrally.

Essex LEA—Expenditure on teaching staff (in real terms)
Year outturn £ million
1989–90 286.3
1990–91 276.8
1991–92 291.5
1992–93 294.0
1993–941 215.6
1Provisional.