HC Deb 26 February 1997 vol 291 c264W
Mr. Ian McCartney

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list the cost and number of items of equipment and furniture that(a) have been stolen and (b) are otherwise unaccounted for from her Department and its agencies during the past 12 months, listing by name any such items valued at £5,000 or more, and showing information technology material separately. [17061]

Mr. Robin Squire

The following information details the number of items stolen or otherwise unaccounted for during the 12-month period from 1 February 1996 to 31 January 1997:

Full-time equivalent (fte) numbers of teachers in the LEA maintained nursery, primary, secondary and special education sector
January Fte
1982 10,380
1983 10,170
1984 10,070
1985 9,800
1986 9,480
1987 9,130
1988 9,120
1989 9,030
1990 9,100
1991 9,290
1992 9,250
1993 8,740
1994 8,430
1995 8,400
1996 8,500