§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many advisers are currently employed by each local education authority in Wales. [53196]
§ Mr. HainInformation on the numbers of advisers currently employed by local education authorities in Wales is not held centrally.
§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total cost for each local education authority of employing advisers in the last year for which figures are available. [53193]
§ Mr. HainThe cost of employing advisers for each local education authority is not collected separately. The information collected from local education authorities on costs attributed to inspection and advice is given in the following table.
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Local authority net current expenditure on inspection and advisory services—1996–97 £000 Blaenau Gwent 38 Bridgend 80 Caerphilly 37 Cardiff 939 Carmarthenshire 159 Ceredigion 76
Local authority net current expenditure on inspection and advisory services—1996–97 £000 Conwy 98 Denbighshire 240 Flintshire 134 Gwynedd 267 Isle of Anglesey 174 Merthyr Tydfill 94 Monmouthshire 52 Neath Port Talbot 261 Newport 194 Pembrokeshire 173 Powys n/a Rhondda Cynon Taff 272 Swansea 180 Torfaen 207 The Vale of Glamorgan 166 Wrexham 356 Source:
Local authority revenue outturn returns