§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many staff are employed in the Standards and Effectiveness Unit of his Department; and what is the budgeted cost of the unit for(a) the current year and (b) the next three years. [52989]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answers 28 July 1998]: The number of staff is 117. The projected salary cost for these staff is £3.4 million in financial year 1998–99. Decisions about the level of funding for the next three years have not yet been determined.