§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many administrative staff were working in(a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in (i) St. Helens Metropolitan borough council area,
Maintained Primary and Secondary Schools: Full-time equivalent1 of administrative staff2 1997–2001 Position in January each year Total administrative staff1,2 Primary3 Secondary3 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1997 1998 1999 2000 St Helens LEA 55 57 59 68 67 70 66 65 69 Merseyside4 545 543 554 569 607 501 519 529 562 North West5 1,828 1,880 1,910 2,033 2,136 1,868 1,920 1,949 2,604 ENGLAND 19,211 19,565 19,985 21,180 22,258 17,592 18,084 18,686 19,424 1 Includes both full-time and the full-time equivalent of part-time non-teaching staff. 2 Includes secretaries and bursars. 3 Includes middle schools as deemed. 4 For 2000 and 2001 Merseyside is incorporated into North West region so these figures have been derived by a Knowsley, Liverpool, St. Helens, Sefton and Wirral LEAs. 5 North West figures for 2000 and 2001 have been alterred to exclude Merseyside Metroplolitan County for consistency with previous years Source:
Annual Schools' Census.