§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what are the administrative staffing costs of the Department of Education in Northern Ireland; [29499]
(2) what personnel with costs, are included in "Proposals for Change" under the term, administrative staffing costs of the education and library boards. [29496]
§ Mr. AncramI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. member for Antrim, East (Mr. Beggs) on 5 May,Official Report, columns 334–35.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of the funding for the education service as a whole the administrative staffing costs of the education and library boards form. [29497]
§ Mr. AncramIn 1994–95, the administrative staffing costs of the education and library boards were 2 per cent. of the funding provided for education, including libraries and youth.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which areas of staffing of the Department of Education in Northern Ireland will increase under his "Proposals for Change", and which will decrease; and by how much in each case. [29498]
§ Mr. AncramThe functions of the Department of Education for Northern Ireland which would be affected472W by the proposals for change are set out in the document itself, a copy of which is in the Library.
The effects on staffing will depend on final decisions still to be taken on the extent of any transfers of functions.