§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) how many teachers have been in service in primary schools in Lancashire in each year since 1997; [57283]
(2) how many teachers have been in service in secondary schools in Lancashire in each year since 1997. [57284]
§ Mr. TimmsThe full-time equivalent1 numbers of regular teachers in service in maintained nursery/primary and secondary schools in Lancashire in January of each year since 1997 are as follows:
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1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Nursery/primary schools Former Lancashire 5480 5460 — — — Lancashire — — 4410 4390 4490 Blackburn with Darwen — — 630 630 670 Blackpool — — 520 510 550 All Lancashire 5480 5460 5560 5530 5710
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Secondary schools Former Lancashire 5240 5310 — — — Lancashire — — 4390 4520 4570 Blackburn with Darwen — — 570 570 490 Blackpool — — 400 430 470 All Lancashire 5240 5310 5360 5520 5530 Data for January 2002 are not yet available at local education authority level. Information on teachers in service in January 2002 by local education authority will be published in the Teachers in England statistical volume in December 2002.
1 Part-time teachers have been converted to an estimate of their full-time equivalence and added to full-time numbers.