HC Deb 27 February 1995 vol 255 c412W
Ms Estelle Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 16 February,Official Report, columns 783–84, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff responsible for sport were transferred to the Department of National Heritage in July 1992.

Mr. Forth

A total of 22 full-time staff.

Ms Estelle Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 16 February,Official Report, columns 783–84, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time staff responsible for science were transferred from her Department to the Cabinet Office in July 1992.

Mr. Forth

A total of 42 full-time staff.

Ms Estelle Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 16 February,Official Report columns 783–84, how many staff responsible for Her Majesty's inspectorate and support for Her Majesty's inspectorate still remain in her Department following the transfer of the majority of those staff to Ofsted in September 1992.

Mr. Forth

On the establishment of Ofsted in September 1992, 86 HMI and support staff remained in the Department and have since retired. Three HMI became DFE staff and remain in the Department, as do 20 former HMI support staff. Seventeen DFE staff remain on loan to Ofsted and may return to the Department in due course.

Ms Estelle Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 16 February,Official Report, columns 783–84, how many of her staff responsible for Her Majesty's inspectorate and support for Her Majesty's inspectorate transferred to the Office for Standards in Education in September 1992.

Mr. Forth

A total of 493 full-time and 52 part-time staff.