HC Deb 02 May 1995 vol 259 cc154-7W
Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education what were the numbers of staff and the administrative costs incurred by each education authority in England for the year ended 31 March; and what are the projected costs for 1995–96. [21791]

Mr. Robin Squire

The table shows, for each LEA in England, staffing expenditure and total expenditure on service strategy and regulation, management and administration and the inspection and advisory service in 1993–94, the latest year for which outturn figures are available. Figures for 25 LEAs are not included as they have yet to be finalised. These figures have not been adjusted for any changes of function. Statistics on LEA administrative staff numbers, broken down by individual authorities, are not available centrally. Cost projections for 1995–96 are unavailable in these areas.

LEAs administration and inspection expenditure 1993–94 Staffing cost (cash terms) £000 Gross expenditure (cash terms) £000
Corporation of London 208 632
Camden n/a n/a
Greenwich 4,250 10,969
Hackney n/a n/a
Hammersmith n/a n/a
Islington n/a n/a
Kensington and Chelsea 1,996 4,509
Lambeth 5,382 12,322
Lewisham n/a n/a
Southwark 3,806 8,771
Tower Hamlets 7,273 17,193
Wandsworth 3,179 5,533
Westminster 2,049 7,476
Barking n/a n/a
Barnet 2,406 4,523
Bexley 2,568 4,806
Brent 3,420 7,233
Bromley 2,876 5,073
Croydon 4,495 8,087
Ealing 4,043 8,714
Enfield n/a n/a
Haringey 4,918 5,429
Harrow n/a n/a
Havering 2,030 3,998
Hillingdon 2,871 5,184
Hounslow 1,867 3,596
Kingston upon Thames 1,865 2,963
Merton n/a n/a
Newham 3,189 5,248
Redbridge 1,505 2,806
Richmond upon Thames n/a n/a
Sutton 4,609 5,788
Waltham Forest 4,409 8,178
Birmingham 10,012 19,298

LEAs administration and inspection expenditure 1993–94 Staffing cost (cash terms) £000 Gross expenditure (cash terms) £000
Coventry 6,428 11,206
Dudley n/a n/a
Sandwell 3,860 4,893
Solihull 1,167 2,245
Walsall 2,574 6,048
Wolverhampton n/a n/a
Knowsley n/a n/a
Liverpool n/a n/a
St. Helens 1,598 3,137
Sefton n/a n/a
Wirral n/a n/a
Bolton 3,025 5,976
Bury n/a n/a
Manchester 4,531 8,622
Oldham 2,673 5,307
Rochdale 1,511 3,021
Salford n/a n/a
Stockport 2,143 4,236
Tameside 1,382 2,729
Trafford n/a n/a
Wigan 2,036 4,209
Barnsley 2,707 5,297
Doncaster 2,915 5,004
Rotherham 3,590 4,852
Sheffield 3,933 7,249
Bradford 6,452 8,328
Calderdale 1,320 3,344
Kirklees n/a n/a
Leeds 7,320 12,790
Wakefield 2,835 5,592
Gateshead 1,886 4,534
Newcastle upon Tyne n/a n/a
North Tyneside 991 1,948
South Tyneside 2,883 5,501
Sunderland 1,874 3,844
Isles of Scilly 40 42
Avon 5,248 15,893
Bedfordshire 4,843 7,791
Berkshire n/a n/a
Buckinghamshire 5,553 14,651
Cambridgeshire 3,860 9,222
Cheshire 10,185 21,479
Cleveland 3,814 5,477
Cornwall 3,449 10,526
Cumbria 3,468 7,357
Derbyshire 5,579 7,878
Devon 7,687 14,207
Dorset 4,376 11,559
Durham 3,681 8,329
East Sussex 4,678 11,230
Essex 342 8,021
Gloucestershire n/a n/a
Hampshire n/a n/a
Hereford and Worcester 1,825 4,410
Hertfordshire 5,239 12,604
Humberside n/a n/a
Isle of Wight 1,205 4,064
Kent 5,142 12,170
Lancashire 9,448 23,197
Leicestershire 6,642 14,764
Lincolnshire 2,848 8,880
Norfolk 2,358 7,837
North Yorkshire 3,980 10,756
Northamptonshire 1,679 9,148
Northumberland 2,917 7,739
Nottinghamshire 8,222 22,719
Oxfordshire 4,528 9,313
Shropshire 3,480 5,135
Somerset 6,495 12,355
Staffordshire 1,660 4,669
Suffolk 4,519 8,957

LEAs administration and inspection expenditure 1993–94 Staffing cost (cash terms) £000 Gross expenditure (cash terms) £000
Surrey 6,222 16,427
Warwickshire 4,875 11,874
West Sussex 4,544 11,124
Wiltshire 4,271 11,430

n/a = Not yet available.

Mr. Beggs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if she will publish a list of education authorities in England and Northern Ireland with the total number of pupils for which each education authority was responsible in the year ended 31 March. [21805]

Mr. Robin Squire

Information on the number of pupils in schools maintained by local education authorities in England in January 1994 is shown in the table. Pupil numbers in Northern Ireland are a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

All pupils in LEA-maintained Nursery. Primary, Secondary and Special schools(1) in England
Local Education Authority 1Pupils
Corporation of London 214
Camden 19,610
Greenwich 36,441
Hackney 25,049
Hammersmith 14,753
Islington 23,517
Kensington and Chelsea 8,967
Lambeth 21,864
Lewisham 32,007
Southwark 28,775
Tower Hamlets 33,954
Wandsworth 20,241
Westminster 17,033
Barking 26,030
Barnet 33,906
Bexley 31,055
Brent 26,718
Bromley 28,160
Croydon 38,213
Ealing 32,664
Enfield 36,327
Haringey 29,608
Harrow 27,374
Havering 31,341
Hillingdon 20,043
Hounslow 32,403
Kingston upon Thames 15,863
Merton 23,232
Newham 40,255
Redbridge 34,393
Richmond upon Thames 19,038
Sutton 17,750
Waltham Forest 30,642
Birmingham 1,63,079
Coventry 49,913
Dudley 43,366
Sandwell 511,108
Solihull 33,368
Walsall 43,020
Wolverhampton 40,552
Knowsley 27,992
Liverpool 81,934
St. Helens 29,946
Sefton 47,168
Wirral 51,857

All pupils in LEA-maintained Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Special shools(1) in England
Local Education Authority 1Pupils
Bolton 42,429
Bury 27,81'4
Manchester 70,796
Oldham 41,653
Rochdale 34,020
Salford 35,883
Stockport 42,970
Tameside 35,107
Trafford 29,833
Wigan 50,621
Barnsley 34,578
Doncaster 52,032
Rotherham 44,190
Sheffield 70,775
Bradford 83,406
Calderdale 28,728
Kirklees 62,567
Leeds 113,062
Wakefield 51,922
Gateshead 30,558
Newcastle upon Tyne 40,749
North Tyneside 31,660
South Tyneside 26,397
Sunderland 51,321
Isles of Scilly 291
Avon 1,37,357
Bedfordshire 81,360
Berkshire 1,03,502
Buckinghamshire 90,109
Cambridgeshire 84,515
Cheshire 1,53,008
Cleveland 1,03,146
Cornwall 69,977
Cumbria 65,372
Derbyshire 1,28,591
Devon 1,36,651
Dorset 78,626
Durham 97,711
East Sussex 88,025
Essex 1,46,390
Gloucestershire 56,666
Hampshire 2,01,345
Hereford and Worcester 94,445
Hertfordshire 1,37,829
Humberside 1,43,600
Isle of Wight 17,955
Kent 1,83,670
Lancashire 2,14,486
Leicestershire 1,38,347
Lincolnshire 66,722
Norfolk 93,702
North Yorkshire 1,04,727
Northamptonshrie 85,417
Northumberland 51,019
Nottinghamshire 1,56,816
Oxfordshire 78,400
Shropshire 57,984
Somerset 64,487
Staffordshire 1,63,143
Suffolk 93,282
Surrey 1.07,933
Warwickshire 68,726
West Sussex 94,854
Wiltshire 70,552
England 6,764,552
1 This is the total of all full-time and part-time pupils of all ages.