§ Mrs. MayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many staff in his Department are responsible for assessing local education authorities'(a) early years development plans, (b) asset management plans and (c) education development plans; and how much time is given on average to the assessment of each such plan. [70118]
§ Ms Estelle Morris[holding answer 9 February 1999]: We estimate that the amount of staff time expected to be spent on assessing local education authority plans (expressed as full time equivalent) is as set out in the following table.
Type of plan Average staff time per plan (hours) Staff numbers (as FTE) Early years development plans 11 1.10 Asset management plans 1— 1.10 Education development plans 16 1.59 1Detailed assessment methods for asset management plans have not yet been determined.